# News Sort & Filters close ## Filters Publish Date expand\_more 2012 (28) 2013 (19) 2014 (29) 2015 (16) 2016 (25) 2017 (7) 2018 (13) 2019 (9) 2020 (6) 2023 (4) 2024 (2) 2025 (2) Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 338 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by NewestOldestAlphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-APublish Date (DESC)Publish Date (ASC) sort list grid\_view ## 338 results [### Harvard Economics Honors Ruru Hoong and Justin Katz with Distinguished Graduate Research Awards ](/news/2026/06/harvard-economics-honors-ruru-hoong-and-justin-katz-distinguished-graduate-research) June 01, 2026 Ruru Hoong Receives David A. Wells Prize in Economics Ruru Hoong has been awarded the 2026 David A. Wells Prize in Economics for best dissertation. Presented annually, the prize recognizes the best publishable work embodying the results of original... ![ruru hoong and justin katz](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/06_17_26_desai_wells_prizes.jpg?h=7a3482a1&itok=FU9ero2f) [### Six Economics Concentrators Receive 2026 Hoopes Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Research ](/news/2026/05/six-economics-concentrators-receive-2026-hoopes-prize-outstanding-undergraduate) May 12, 2026 The annual Hoopes Prize recognizes exceptional undergraduate work across a broad range of disciplines, including the humanities, sciences, arts, and history. Established through a gift from the estate of Thomas T. Hoopes, Class of 1919, the prize... ![six hoopes winners](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/26_0512_Hoopes_2.jpg?itok=RhHVWjWk) [### Harvard Economics Celebrates 25 New Ph.D. Graduates at Harvard University's 375th Commencement ](/news/2026/05/harvard-economics-celebrates-25-new-phd-graduates-harvard-universitys-375th) May 29, 2026 This year's 375th Commencement featured several memorable traditions and special moments, including a performance by the Middlesex County Volunteer Fife and Drum Corps and a Commencement Address delivered by Harvard alumnus and acclaimed television host... ![rendering of econ commencement celebration](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/26_0528_commencement_rendering_small.jpg?itok=HgFSagUH) [### Harvard Economists Elhanan Helpman and John Y. Campbell Elected to National Academy of Sciences ](/news/2026/04/harvard-economists-elhanan-helpman-and-john-y-campbell-elected-national-academy) April 28, 2026 Two distinguished members of the Harvard Economics community have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors accorded to scientists and scholars in the United States. ![elhanan helpman and john campbell](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/26_0428_helpman%20campbell.jpg?itok=8cSbZadJ) [### Stantcheva and Schwartzstein working paper reveals common ground between gun owners and nonowners ](https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/proponents-gun-rights-gun-control-want-same-thing) April 22, 2026 A new working paper reveals unexpected common ground, with members of both groups striving for the exact same thing. ![Stantcheva and Schwartzstein](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/26_0423_Stantcheva_Schwartzstein.jpg?h=40bc7440&itok=IG7fAsjt) [### Ludwig Straub is 2026 Clark Medal Recipient ](/news/2026/04/ludwig-straub-2026-clark-medal-recipient) April 07, 2026 The Harvard University Department of Economics is delighted to announce that Professor Ludwig Straub has been awarded the John Bates Clark Medal by the American Economic Association. The Clark Medal is awarded annually to an economist under the age of... ![Ludwig Straub](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/26_0407_clark%20winner.jpg?itok=8g_rKZs7) [### Remembering Christopher Sims ’63 ](/news/2026/03/remembering-christopher-sims-63) March 20, 2026 The Harvard University Department of Economics community remembers Christopher Sims ’63, who passed away on March 14, 2026. “Chris Sims was both a Harvard undergrad and grad student, a Nobel laureate, and a great human being,” said Department Chair Elie... ![Christopher Sims in crowd in 2013](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/26_0320_Sims.jpg?itok=qKK5FTjT) [### Oleg Itskhoki Awarded Slusky Family Professorship of Economics and Markets Fund ](/news/2026/03/oleg-itskhoki-awarded-slusky-family-professorship-economics-and-markets-fund) March 09, 2026 The Harvard University Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Oleg Itskhoki has been named the Slusky Family Professor of Economics and Markets Fund. Itskhoki, an applied theorist working in the fields of macroeconomics and international... ![oleg itskhoki](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/itskhoki_oleg.jpg?itok=KJPlhkqx) [### Two Harvard Economics Concentrators Earn Prestigious International Scholarships ](/news/2026/03/two-harvard-economics-concentrators-earn-prestigious-international-scholarships) March 05, 2026 The Harvard University Department of Economics congratulates two concentrators on receiving highly competitive international scholarships. Jiajie “Angel” Zhang ’26 has been named a Schwarzman Scholar. A senior at Harvard University studying Integrative... ![Jiajie “Angel” Zhang and Mukta Dharmapurikar](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/26_0304_small%20screen_scholar%20awards.jpg?itok=VpFTFEIs) [### Designing Better Markets, One Question at a Time ](/news/2026/02/designing-better-markets-one-question-time) February 05, 2026 Lea Nagel didn’t set out early on to become an academic economist. Instead, her path emerged gradually—through curiosity, experimentation, and a growing fascination with how formal tools can shed light on human behavior. That combination ultimately led... ![Lea Nagel](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/Nagel_gold%20banner%20photo.jpg?itok=ibYL9naa) [### Harvard Economists Study How Better Public Housing Design Can Raise Kids’ Earnings ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/01/how-design-of-public-housing-can-lift-future-prospects-of-children/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing) February 02, 2026 New research by Harvard economists Raj Chetty, Rebecca Diamond, Lawrence Katz, and Matthew Staiger (with Thomas Foster and Sonya Porter, U.S. Census Bureau, and Laura Tach, Cornell) finds children who grow up in well-designed public housing earn more. ![picture of old highrise building next to townhomes](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/26_0202_HOPE_VI_Cover-Img.jpg?h=f1299a82&itok=3b0Pe3As) [### Rahul Singh Reflects on the 'Magic' of Academia ](/news/2025/12/rahul-singh-reflects-magic-academia) December 09, 2025 Rahul Singh is invigorated by the intellectual atmosphere of universities. Whether he is drawing on the interdisciplinary energy of the Harvard Society of Fellows or engaging with students and colleagues, he approaches university life with the wide-eyed... ![Rahul Singh](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/25_1209_Singh_01.jpg?itok=tRlT3W-J) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [ Last page 29 ](?page=28 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")