Erik Hurst

How inflation makes the labor market seem hot Miniature figures walk between two stacks of coins

How inflation makes the labor market seem hot

In recent years, wages stagnated while corporations reaped record profits

Thirty-one UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2025 Photo of snowy university campus

Thirty-one UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2025

Learn more about the scholars and their innovative research

Six UChicago scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024 photo of white crabapple blossoms framing a gothic-spire tower on UChicago campus

Six UChicago scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024

Erik Hurst appointed director of the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Erik Hurst

Erik Hurst appointed director of the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics

Why economic pain could persist even after the pandemic is contained Media citation image, New York Times, May 11

Why economic pain could persist even after the pandemic is contained


COVID hits job market harder than any recent recession Erik Hurst

COVID hits job market harder than any recent recession


Study: College major choices can predict gender wage gaps Toy figurines and coins, a wage gap symbol

Study: College major choices can predict gender wage gaps

Does where you live really matter? Old and new buildings

Does where you live really matter?

What are the lingering effects of the government shutdown? Caution tape in front of Capitol

What are the lingering effects of the government shutdown?

Chicago Booth experts on global economy’s biggest questions in 2019 Thumbnail

Chicago Booth experts on global economy’s biggest questions in 2019