Economics became a separate department within the division of History, Government, and Economics in 1897. 125 years later we published our first Tweet.
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Harvard Department of Economics
@HarvardEcon
The Harvard Economics Department has used scholarship to fight the world's most pressing problems. Nothing should limit the economist's imagination.
- In 1886 @Harvard established the @QJEHarvard - the first scholarly journal of economics in the English-speaking world.
- The Social Science Research Council Announces Edward Glaeser as the recipient of the 2022 Albert O. Hirschman Prize. Prof Glaeser will be presenting the Hirschman Lecture, “The Connecting Machine: Cities in the Rich and Poor World”, at the Institute for Advanced Study on 12/7/22.
- Paul Samuelson was the first American to win the @nobelprize in Economics. He received his PhD from @HarvardEcon in 1941.
- Professors @gchodorowreich and @ludwigstraub are hiring a pre-doc in macroeconomics. Apply below! academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12115
- Our 2022-2023 job market candidates are now live on our website! See the full list here: economics.harvard.edu/job-market-can…
- Allow us to introduce ourselves with a few historical firsts here in the department! As background, @Harvard - and more generally across the US - economics was studied as political economy in the 1800s, under the general field of philosophy.
- Interested in a pre-doc position working on data analysis at scale with prof @MelissaLDell? Applications accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/11829
- Stuart Wood, @Harvard's first political economy graduate student, received his PhD from the Dept. of Political Science in 1875. Wood’s thesis is often cited as the first PhD in the subject of economics in the United States.
- Congratulations to Professor Pakes for receiving the Nemmers Prize in Economics! news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/0…
- Applying for an economics PhD? The student-led @HarvardEcon & @MITEcon Application Assistance and Mentoring Program helps students from underrepresented groups connect with a grad student mentor. Applications are open until August 5th! Learn more at:
- Scott Kominers @skominers @HarvardEcon on NFTs and their potential for creating new markets or reshaping existing ones.
- Prof Amanda Pallais is hiring RAs in labor economics. Past projects include identifying the consequences of discrimination, and determining how much workers value job flexibility. Job listing ⬇️ academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12006
- Professors @AdrienBilal and @xgabaix are hiring a pre-doc in macroeconomics. Apply below! academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12194