WUStL Undergrad Econ

04/02/2019

Strictly my (Dorothy Petersen) opinion

By William J. Luther | The problem with Moore is not that he doesn’t have a Ph.D. The problem is that he is less like Alan Greenspan, and more like Arthur Burns.

03/22/2019

12/13/2018

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/fashion/weddings/paul-romer-wins-nobel-prize-and-marries-on-same-day.html

Paul Romer had a doubly big day: he was married to Caroline Weber in the morning and then accepted a Nobel Prize in the evening.

10/08/2018

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/business/economic-science-nobel-prize.html?emc=edit_nn_20181008&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=3891204320181008&te=1

Mr. Nordhaus was recognized for pioneering the economics of climate change, and Mr. Romer for explaining the role of ideas in fostering growth.

09/28/2018

Commemorating the 1904 Olympics at Washington University in St. Louis with this spiffy new installation just outside Seigle Hall.

09/25/2018

https://priceonomics.com/analyzing-the-grim-reality-of-college-acceptance/

A Study comparing 2006 to 2018 acceptance rates at America's top colleges.

09/07/2018

Francisco Buera has been named the Sam B. Cook Professor of Economics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University. He was installed May 7 at a ceremony in Ridgley Hall's Holmes Lounge.

06/22/2018

Summer listening...

My favourites are: NPR’s Planet Money remains an outstanding show, with stories, humour, very clear explanations and high production values. But – horrors! – they’ve poached the a…

05/07/2018

Thank you, Megan Wolf (Econ minor, 2018) for your service as a student representative to the WUSTL Board of Trustees. Congratulations to Sam Messenger (Econ major, 2019) for his upcoming year serving in the same capacity.

At its spring meeting, held Friday, May 4, the Board of Trustees at Washington University in St. Louis elected five new members, re-elected three members and also elected officers, among other actions, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

05/07/2018

Congratulations to Divya Walia, Economics 2018!

The Women’s Society of Washington University announced the winners of the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarships during the group’s annual membership meeting in April.