Economics & Business

Record $300 million gift to business school

GSB's new name: University of Chicago Booth School of Business.


Steve Kloehn

Allan Friedman

Thaler’s Nudge gets global attention

<p>Politicians here and abroad embrace idea about how to influence behavior.</p>


University of Chicago

Citizenship for sale?

The University of Chicago Nobel laureate Gary Becker proposes putting a price tag on immigration.


Patricia Houlihan

Battling economic inequality in the classroom

Tinker Visiting Professor Ricardo Paes de Barros gives students tools to tackle poverty, social inequality, and social policy.


Greg Holden

Going viral with a new music search engine Songza

A website developed by University of Chicago alumnus Aza Raskin, AB’05, allows users to listen to music for free.


Valerie Vedral

New institute honors leading 20th-century economist

The University of Chicago established the Milton Friedman Institute to honor the contributions of the famed Chicago scholar, considered by many to be the leading economist of the 20th century.


William Harms

Can cable TV raise the status of women?

Emily Oster, assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago, is doing research that shows improvements in attitudes and behavior in areas where cable television has been introduced.


Carmen Marti

Investing in opportunity

The University renews its financial commitment to students who can make the most of Chicago’s uniquely powerful and rigorous education—both undergraduate and graduate.


Tomorrow with Alex Beinstein

This second-year College student hosts his own radio program.


Julia Morse

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