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Professor Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics and Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the University of Chicago's Alumni Award Medal. The award is given to alumni who "have shaped the world and strengthened our global...

On Friday, December 8th, Professor Goldin spoke at Stockholm University, giving a lecture on her work as she attended the Nobel ceremonies over the weekend. This is part of the tradition of those that receive the Nobel. The full lecture can be watched on...

On the afternoon that Professor Goldin was announced as this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences, students gathered at Littauer Center to celebrate the historic news. Below is a photo from the afternoon of October 9th celebrating the...

Professor Marc Melitz, David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy, was awarded the 2023 Onassis Prize. The award is granted every 3 years to "to distinguished personalities and organizations of international prestige in the fields of Finance...

Professor Lawrence Katz, Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics, has been named the President-Elect of the American Economic Association. More information on the announcement can be found here.

Professor Edward Glaeser and Professor Raj Chetty are among this years list of Clarivate's Citation Laureates. Clarivate annually awards "researchers whose work is deemed to be of Nobel class, as demonstrated by analysis carried out by the Institute for...

Claudia Goldin, the Henry Lee Professor of Economics, and the Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, has been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for having advanced our understanding of women’s labor...

The department mourns the loss of Yvonne M. Zinfon, a person who dedicated her work to the service of our faculty and students for over twenty years. More information on her service can be found here.

Congratulations to Professor Chetty on this tremendous recognition of how his research applies a big-data approach to the science of economic opportunity. Read more about the award in the Harvard Gazette.

Professor Oliver Hart, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, was named Knight Bachelor by King Charles of England. Professor Hart was honored for " a sustained and exceptional contribution to economic theory." Prof. Hart responded to the news...