Barnard Economics

@BarnardCollege Economics Department

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

If you're a @barnardecon alumna and would like us to share your news and information with the community, please send us a direct message and we'll add you to this thread

[Thomas Herndon @ThomasHerndon1]

@elham_saeidi is on fire in this podcast! Must listen take on evolution of financial institutions/instruments and their implications for fin stability. Best take on how SVB failed because its biz model acted like a (bad) hedge fund, and IRS as a new form of repo in global $ mrkts

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

We are excited to announce that Barnard Econ is on Bluesky! We look forward to engaging with the wonderful community. Follow us there for more information regarding the Economics Department here at Barnard.

See you there!

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

Join us on Wednesday, November 13th, in Milstein 912, or via Zoom, for our Barnard Economics Program Planning Meeting!

We will be discussing all things Economics for next semester while having light refreshments served.

We hope to see you there! 📝

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

The Economics Department has an upcoming event co-sponsored with the Department of Anthropology and the Human Rights Program at Barnard: Gaza in Focus.

Details: Wednesday, Oct. 30th, in the Event Oval, Barnard College, from 7-8:30pm.

RSVP with the QR code.

We hope to see you!

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

This will take place on Thursday, Oct. 17th, in The James Room at Barnard College from 5:15-7pm.

This is an Office of the Provost event, co-sponsored by CEP, CEI, and BLAIS. @cepbarnardcollege Register with the following link:
https://t.co/OTpmWHcPVu

We hope to see you!

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

The Economics Department has an upcoming event: Global Reproductive Rights & Resistance! A Community Conversation & Workshop with Elizabeth Ananat (Economics Professor), Kadambari Baxi, Cecelia Lie-Spahn, and Wendy Schor-Haim.

For more information, read below!

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

The Barnard|Next program is open to alumnae (and the family and friends they invite), as well as families of current students. This course will take place on Barnard's campus for $250. For more information, please take a look at the infographic. We hope to see you there! 😊

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

We are excited to announce a new course taught by Professor @rajivatbarnard, as part of the Barnard|Next program, called "Forecasting Elections," where you can dive into the fascinating world of electoral forecasting through statistical models and prediction markets.

[CORE Econ @coreeconteam]

Market manipulation with election predictions?

CORE author @rajivatbarnard explains in his Imperfect Information blog what happened recently on Polymarket.

Read ➡️ https://t.co/MY7b7xwKIp

[Interactive Economics @InteractiveEcon]

Interactive Economics: An Update https://t.co/N76nLJobCw
cc: @rajivatbarnard

[Barnard Admissions @BarnardAdmiss]

Looking forward to starting your application to Barnard? Now you can! The Common Application is now live and our new short answer questions have been released along with it. We’re so excited to get to know each and every one of you! 💙

[Barnard College @BarnardCollege]

More than half a dozen Barnard alumnae have participated in the Olympics over the decades. Read on to learn more about the amazing alums who have participated in the games over the years, from mid-century swimmers to members of Team USA this summer! https://t.co/HO5e8iirPL

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

To learn more, read here: https://t.co/YbbXos1huK

Enjoy reading!

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

On July 18, 2024, our very own @rajivatbarnard, professor of economics, collaborated with several researchers, including Barnard (@BarnardCollege) affiliates, in writing and publishing new research in the Proceedings of the ACM Collective Intelligence Conference (CI ’24).

[Barnard Economics @barnardecon]

The paper, “Evaluating Prediction Mechanisms: A Profitability Test,” proposes a method of assessing the accuracy of any forecasting model by examining the profitability of a virtual trader in a prediction market.

For the full paper, click here: https://t.co/pzCWpAdE2a