Congratulations to dean Jessica Jaggers for winning a UChicago Diversity Leadership Award! Learn how she helps foster justice and equality at Booth: ms.spr.ly/6010ptyX2
Professor Chad Syverson suggests that in the US, the effects of early stay-at-home policies were mild in comparison to people’s fears of contracting the virus.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2022 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig “for research on banks and financial crises.”
#NobelPrize
Numerous experiments have demonstrated that people are more generous with money they’ve earned unethically. But professor @alexoimas finds that there’s a way to avoid this self-imposed penalty: ms.spr.ly/6015nverX
When COVID lockdowns started, the use of cash plummeted. Is a fully cashless world on the horizon? How would that affect people outside the formal financial system? Professor Raghuram Rajan shares his insights on the Pandemic Economics podcast: ms.spr.ly/6010pTR0y
Congratulations to professor Alex Imas for winning the prestigious 2020 Exeter Prize! His paper examines how biased evaluations can lead to discrimination against women in the workplace. ms.spr.ly/6017VZdAU
The Booth community mourns the loss of Yiran Fan, a PhD student, who was tragically shot and killed yesterday. Yiran is remembered as a smart and incredibly talented student, highly respected by his peers and beloved by all who knew him. ms.spr.ly/6017pcjAU
Congratulations again to #ChicagoBooth professor Douglas Diamond, 2022 #NobelPrize laureate in Economic Sciences! Watch his reaction to winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022.
JP Gan, ’99, one of the world’s most successful venture capitalists, believes that passion is key to a successful startup. “You don’t come to work to make an extra dollar,” he says. “You come to work because you love the game.” #AAPIHeritageMonthms.spr.ly/6018b6bOq
Happy Booth anniversary to professor @Austan_Goolsbee! This year marks 26 years since the renowned economist joined our faculty and first brought his trademark wit to the classroom. “It has been a great blessing to be part of this place and to learn from so many,” Goolsbee says.