Notre Dame Economics

The Department of Economics strives to provide high-quality instruction and to conduct and disseminate innovative, policy-relevant research.

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@alz_zyd_ Hey, we’re one of those!

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Our colleague, Christiane Baumeister, was recently interviewed by Marketplace @Marketplace regarding the recent inflation report. https://t.co/yzYogUh0hK

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New @nberpubs working paper from our graduate student, Emily Davis, "Can Online Activity Be Regulated? Evidence from Adult Websites," joint with @nd_econ alum Matt Brown @mattbrown_econ and Devin Pope. Check it out: https://t.co/kpjIgBZmbK

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New @nberpubs working paper from our colleague, Vicky Barone (@Viquibarone), along with Arteaga and Claassen, "Demographic Divergence: The Legacy of the Opioid Epidemic." Check it out: https://t.co/2KmTXJQ9Xm

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George Youssef graduated from Notre Dame in 2019 with a BS, double-majoring in Biology and Economics. He is currently a general surgery resident at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. https://t.co/Op3Dlese8D

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We have completed a periodic update of our featured alumni wall. This go-round, we are highlighting four alums: Audrey Feldman, Spencer Koehl, Wei Qian, and George Youssef.

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Wei Qian completed her PhD at Notre Dame in 2020. She is currently an assistant professor at Haverford College. https://t.co/64dHuC4X50

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Our colleague Melissa Kearney (@kearney_melissa) was a recent guest on the EconoFact (@EconoFactOrg) podcast, discussing demographic headwinds. https://t.co/dS7gEE2yyU

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Our colleague David Phillips (@PhillipsEcon) was a recent guest on the Probable Causation podcast (@ProbCausation). Worth a listen! https://t.co/Tj11726hWR

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Our colleagues Bill Evans and Ethan Lieber recently joined Steve Davis for a podcast on deaths from drug misuse. Have a listen.

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The death rate from drug misuse in the United States has risen fivefold in the 21st century and tenfold since 1979. How did that happen? What went wrong?

@ND_Econ scholars William Evans and Ethan Lieber join Steven J. Davis on a new episode of Economics, Applied to discuss:

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Recently published article in the Journal of Development Effectiveness from our colleague Joe Kaboski (plus several others!): "Community lending with external capital: evidence from a randomised evaluation in Uganda." https://t.co/xILPLQuwiA

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Looking forward to presenting new work on non-Gaussian factor models tomorrow.

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Nice article on our recent major, Cade Czarnecki. Cade was an Econ and Political Science double major, worked as an RA for @LEOatND, and wrote a senior thesis under the direction of Jim Sullivan. He also won the 2026 Holy Half Marathon! @ArtsLettersND https://t.co/yuV1Pkr2Cu

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Congratulations to our graduate students who completed their PhDs and participated in @NotreDame commencement festivities this weekend.

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We had a wonderful time celebrating our graduating senior undergraduate majors yesterday at our recognition and awards ceremony. Here are some pics.

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We are delighted that our graduate student, Virna Vidal Menezes, has been selected as a Spencer dissertation fellow from the National Academy of Education.

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Yesterday, we had the opportunity to gather to celebrate the contributions of Mary Kate Batistich, an assistant research professor with @LEOatND. Mary Kate is moving this summer to be an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas.

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Yesterday, our department had the chance to get together to celebrate and toast our newly tenured colleague, Heitor Pellegrina. Here are some pictures. @HPellegrina