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Joao Duarte (Econ PhD 2016) paper published with Boltz Fellowship Award

Joao Duarte (Econ PhD 2016) had his paper, "Monetary policy, housing rents, and inflation dynamics, published in the Journal of Applied Econometrics, made possible by the Boltz Fellowship.
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Jiaying Gu (Econ PhD 2015) wins 2018 Polanyi Prize

Jiaying Gu (Econ PhD 2015), an assistant professor at UTM in the Department of Economics, was awarded the 2018 Polanyi Prize for her statistical approach of measuring unobserved or unmeasured...
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Edward Keating (Econ 1983) joins Calamos Wealth Management Team at Headquarters

Edward Keating, CFA, joined as a Senior Wealth Advisor. At BMO Private Bank, Keating and Wano worked together managing 120 client relationships. Keating served as Director and Senior Portfolio...
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Economics Alumni Notables - December 2018

Each month we list the highlights and notes about our alumni. Interested in having your updates included? E-mail hatchel@illinois.edu
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Prominent economist, Harold Demsetz (Econ 1953) remembered

The list of economists who should have won the Nobel Prize but didn't added another name with the passing of Harold Demsetz (b. 1930) on January 4, 2019.
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Prominent economist, Harold Demsetz (Econ 1953) remembered

The list of economists who should have won the Nobel Prize but didn't added another name with the passing of Harold Demsetz (b. 1930) on January 4, 2019.

Sterling Partners CIO Chris Dardanes (Econ 1987) leads Equity Market Neutral Strategy

Sterling Partners Quantitative Investments (“SPQI”), an investment manager specializing in a variety of quantitative alternative investment strategies, announced today the launch of its Equity Market...
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Alumni Advice: Steve Thayer on starting a business

Alumnus Steve Thayer of Handler Thayer, LLp, shares his advice on starting a business. Steve is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Department of Economics.
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Legendary economics author, Mac McConnell (Econ MA 1951) dies at age 90

McConnel's textbook, "Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies," has seen over 20 editions since its initial publication by McGraw-Hill in 1960. As the best-selling book in its field, McConnell'...
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