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BFI News·Sep 21, 2023

BFI Launches New Socioeconomic Inequalities Initiative

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) is launching the Socioeconomic Inequalities Initiative to support and promote inquiry that will enhance fundamental knowledge of inequalities across socioeconomic groups. The Socioeconomic Inequalities Initiative will support the research of UChicago scholars who...
BFI News·Jun 2, 2022

BFI Awards Eight New Grants for the Study of Gender in the Economy

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) is pleased to announce the award of eight new grants supporting research by University of Chicago faculty and students on gender and the economy. These grants will help promote ground-breaking research through the...
Media Mention·Apr 29, 2021

How gender bias impacts college career guidance—and dissuades women from certain jobs

UChicago News; Yana Gallen
BFI News·Apr 8, 2020

BFI Awards Nine New Grants for the Study of Gender in the Economy

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) is pleased to announce the award of nine new grants supporting research by University of Chicago faculty and students on gender and the economy. These grants will help promote ground-breaking research through the...
Media Mention·Feb 11, 2020

College Major Related to Gender Wage Gap

Inside Higher Ed; Dan Black, Erik Hurst
Topics: Employment & Wages
Media Mention·Oct 4, 2019

Women are Slowly Pursuing More High-Paying Degrees, but the Pay Gap Remains, Says New Research

CNBC Make It; Dan Black, Erik Hurst
Topics: Employment & Wages, Higher Education & Workforce Training
Media Mention·Oct 4, 2019

Women Slowly Shifting to Higher-Paying College Majors

Wall Street Journal; Dan Black, Erik Hurst
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Media Mention·Jun 1, 2017

Who Gets Into More Wars, Kings or Queens?

The Economist; Oeindrila Dube
Media Mention·May 3, 2017

Queens on Attack

Pacific Standard; Oeindrila Dube
Media Mention·Apr 28, 2017

Unmarried Queens Were More Likely to be Attacked, Married Ones Were Bigger Attackers

Livemint; Oeindrila Dube