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A group of 29 economists, including 16 professors of economics at top UK universities, have written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander to express their concerns about the government's airport expansion plans. The economists, from the UK, US, and Australian universities, argue that the benefits
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Canadian universities are facing a perfect storm of financial challenges, including a 10-per-cent cut in tuition fees for domestic students in Ontario, tuition freezes, and low academic salaries compared to their US counterparts. This, combined with healthcare challenges and a lack of support from the federal and provincial governments, is
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The European Union is expected to be negatively impacted by a new trade deal with the United States, with Germany likely to bear the brunt of the effects. The deal, which sets a 15 percent tariff rate on goods from the EU, while exempting many American exports, will reduce sales
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Ahmed Rahman, an associate professor of economics at Lehigh University's College of Business, will spend the next academic year on sabbatical, focusing on his research interests in the effects of peers and teachers on college student performance. Rahman will delve into the digitization and quantification of the lives
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Humanomics, a growing research movement, is reimagining economics to focus on real human beings rather than abstract, perfectly rational actors. Recent articles by Samford University Brock School of Business faculty members Art Carden and Joy Buchanan in the journal Public Choice explore this concept, shedding light on the importance of
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Gita Gopinath, the current First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will be departing the organization at the end of August after more than four years of service. During her tenure, Gopinath played a vital role in advising on critical country programs, particularly in Argentina and Ukraine,
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced that Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director and the first female Chief Economist in IMF history, will be leaving the fund at the end of August to take up a new role as the inaugural Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics at Harvard
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced that Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, will be leaving the Fund at the end of August to return to Harvard University, where she will be the inaugural Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics. Gopinath
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As President Trump considers firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Martin Eichenbaum, the Charles Moskos Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, cautions against substituting a political appointee for an independently run institution, particularly amid an unprecedented debt ratio. Eichenbaum emphasizes that monetary policy works best when conducted by an institution
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Przemyslaw Jeziorski, a 43-year-old economist and professor of marketing at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, was shot and killed in a residential area of Athens, Greece. The incident occurred on July 4, while Jeziorski was heading to visit his two children, who live nearby. A masked gunman
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Stefanie Stantcheva's work focuses on understanding why governments' new policies often face resistance from their citizens. As a professor of economics at Harvard University and the founder of the Social Economics Lab, Stantcheva employs a multidisciplinary approach to research, delving into the minds of people affected by
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Faculty and students at Allegheny College have made significant contributions to their respective fields, highlighting the institution's commitment to academic excellence and research. Several faculty members have published papers in prominent journals, showcasing their expertise and advancing knowledge in their areas of specialization. For instance, Tim Bianco, Assistant
