Economics

James A. Robinson shares 2024 Nobel Prize for research on global inequality

Economist and political scientist becomes 101st scholar associated with UChicago to receive Nobel Prize

Book of Gary Becker’s unpublished work shows his evolution as an economist

Former colleagues and students draw upon Nobel laureate’s drafts and notes of his approach to human behavior

Robert E. Lucas Jr., Nobel laureate and pioneering economist, 1937-2023

University of Chicago scholar’s research on rational expectations transformed the field of macroeconomics

Douglas Diamond wins Nobel Prize for research on banks and financial crises

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored Diamond, the Merton H. Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and two other economists for improving “our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises.” His pioneering research has changed the way people view banks and laid the groundwork for how central bankers, regulators, policymakers and academics approach modern finance.

How to build a better supply chain

After COVID-19 disruptions, Chicago Booth experts explore ways to improve operations

How bats, wolves and moths can shape our lives, according to a UChicago economist

By studying intersection of ecology and economics, Asst. Prof. Eyal Frank helps solve a complex puzzle