Economics

UChicago economists forecast impact of inflation, interest rates and instability Illustration depicting a man traveling over the COVID-19 virus on a balloon powered by interest rates and inflation

UChicago economists forecast impact of inflation, interest rates and instability

David Card, former UChicago faculty member, wins share of Nobel Prize David Card

David Card, former UChicago faculty member, wins share of Nobel Prize

If parents believe they can boost child development, they can change their kids’ outcomes Mother teaching daughter

If parents believe they can boost child development, they can change their kids’ outcomes

George S. Tolley, pioneer in environmental, urban and energy economics, 1925-2021 George S. Tolley sits in front of a window, with Chicago buildings in the background

George S. Tolley, pioneer in environmental, urban and energy economics, 1925-2021

Collaborating with Kenyan government on development innovations is key to fighting poverty, says Nobel laureate Michael Kremer meeting with officials in Kenya including Dr. Sara Ruto

Collaborating with Kenyan government on development innovations is key to fighting poverty, says Nobel laureate

Hugo Sonnenschein, 11th president of the University of Chicago, 1940-2021 Hugo Sonnenschein in front of a blackboard in a UChicago classroom

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

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

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

An economist illuminates our giving habits—during the pandemic and beyond A hand holding a paper heart, inserting it into a coin slot

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

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