Economics

Hugo Sonnenschein in front of a blackboard in a UChicago classroom

Hugo Sonnenschein, 11th president of the University of Chicago, 1940-2021

Figurines of health care workers next to a figurine of a patient on a wheeled gurney

When insurers and doctors haggle over Medicaid costs, patients pay the price

UChicago scholars Michael Greenstone, Katherine Baicker, Tomas J. Philipson and Austan D. Goolsbee (clockwise from top left) discuss economic issues in a virtual event

What does it take to make federal economic policy? UChicago scholars reflect on time in White House

A hand holding a paper heart, inserting it into a coin slot

An economist illuminates our giving habits—during the pandemic and beyond

Toy men shake hands, standing on cash bills from the United States and China

How COVID-19 and trade tensions have affected the U.S. and China

Person bicycling in Nepal

UChicago to administer $50 million grant for Weiss Fund supporting research in development economics

Illustration of a vaccine syringe filled with coins

Big investments in vaccine capacity can help governments save lives and boost economies

Aerial view of the White House and Washington Monument

UChicago scholars recommend climate and energy policies for Biden administration, Congress

Two miniature figures lift their child up while standing on a pile of coins

Family background shapes children’s lives despite different social policies in U.S., Denmark

Electric car at charging station

Electric vehicles are driven less often than policymakers think, study says