Williams Economics was honored to welcome 2023 Nobel Laureate Professor Claudia Goldin (Harvard) to share her work on "Why Women Won." She shared fascinating trends and patterns, and ended by telling students, "Follow your curiosity. Don't worry about where it will take you!"
Submissions due tomorrow for PIER 2026 at Williams! Tell all your undergrads to submit their econ research - we'd love to see them share it with us at this friendly conference May 2.
We are excited to announce the upcoming PIER 2026 conference, celebrating undergrad econ research! The conference will be May 2; submissions due Mar 20. Submit here: sites.google.com/williams.edu...
Our keynote speaker is the great @caitlinmyers.bsky.social!
We learned a lot listening to our colleague Ken Kuttner on the latest @econofact.bsky.social podcast, "The Risks of Politicizing the Federal Reserve." Check it out!
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We had a lovely time gathering at #ASSA2026 with Williams Econ folks from far and wide!
Our colleague Ken Kuttner wrote this timely piece for @econofact.bsky.social, discussing the importance of central bank independence - and not just statutory independence, but how secure they really are from political interference.
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Thank you for visiting!!
I’ve visited a bunch of amazing liberal arts colleges in the last few days. But it is a special pleasure to return to my alma mater, @williamseconomics.bsky.social From the Purple Mountains to the North Sea would be a great path… to study the MPP at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social !
We loved to see this new article by William M Rodgers and Alice Kessens in The Review of Black Political Economy, celebrating and exploring the powerful work of our alum William E Spriggs using economics to explore questions related to race.
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CDE students and faculty seated in rows at the event
Owen Ozier and Esther Duflo seated and looking out at the audience
A group photo of CDE students + Esther Duflo, outside the CDE
A group photo of econ thesis students + faculty + Esther Duflo outside the CDE
Legendary economist Esther Duflo received an honorary degree at Williams College at this year's graduation - we were delighted to welcome here at our Center for Development Economics, where @owenozier.bsky.social moderated a discussion with her and our CDE Fellows, thesis students, and faculty.
We're delighted to see another of our students heading to the U Chicago / @brookings.edu EDE+ program this summer. We are so proud of Rediet Mekonnen for this - can't wait to see what she brings back to campus next year!
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Check out new work by our great colleague Greg Phelan, joint with alum William Chen! They show that integrating digital currency into the financial system can benefit households, but makes a banking crisis more likely.
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New writing by our esteemed colleague Ken Kuttner on @econofact.bsky.social: an explainer on the 10-year Treasury and what it means!
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We are excited to learn about our alum Brendan Rosseau's forthcoming book (coauthored with Matthew Weinzierl) on the business and economics of the space industry, called "Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier!" www.amazon.com/Space-Grow-U...
Four runners crossing a street at a crosswalk, looking astonishingly like the Beatles. The sky is blue and it is cold out.
The map of the running route, from Strava or something like it.
Time for our dept's annual entry into the @econ5k.bsky.social group category! With @dbergstresser.bsky.social, @owenozier.bsky.social, Pam Jakiela, and Jon Bakija, what we lack in number of participants this year we make up for in style!
A street scene, with a guy (Owen Thompson) holding a big "Best Medium Dog" sign, a young girl (Charlie's sister), and Charlie the English bulldog wearing her prize-winning outfit: antlers and a red vest with a tiny Santa riding on her back!
You already know we have prize-winning economists in our department. Our latest accolade: Owen Thompson's English bulldog Charlie won Best Medium Dog in the annual Williamstown Reindog Parade!
We always love to see our alumni doing fantastic things out in the world! Mayada Gonimah co-founded Thread AI, which is launching a new platform for AI workflows. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
As an alum of @williamseconomics.bsky.social, I can't say enough about what a great opportunity this is. Williamstown is a beautiful (if small) place to live and the department is full of outstanding researchers who are also nice people. Great students, as well.
So true! :)
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