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The Department of Economics at Northeastern focuses on the application of economics to real-world issues of social importance.
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https://cssh.northeastern.edu/economics/ 09-10-2013 17:04:52
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It was a great pleasure to speak at the faculty panel at the North East Universities Gender Day Yale University EGC. Learned a lot from points made by Rohini Pande, Ursina Schaede, and Joanna Venator. #econtwitter NU Economics Northeastern U.


Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Finn! We are incredibly proud to announce that Zack has successfully defended his dissertation! Cheers to his advising team Thomas BARNAY Dr. Alicia Sasser Modestino Bob Triest



Spring is here (even if it’s a bit chilly) 🌼 Our Boston campus is blooming thanks to our amazing Northeastern U. Facilities team.


Pedalling towards gender equality and empowerment Last month on VoxDev, Vagisha (DAI Research), sahil (Global Action for Policy (GAP) Initiative) & Nishith Prakash (NU School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs NU Economics) outlined research on India and Zambia: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…

Delighted to share a new working paper (with Priya Mukherjee, Eric Edmonds, Shwetlena Sabarwal & Nikhilesh Prakash)! Link: nber.org/papers/w33677?… NGN Research Northeastern CSSH NU School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs NU Economics Global Action for Policy (GAP) Initiative NBER DartmouthEcon


.CGTN America's Sean Callebs recently spoke to NU Economics prof. Peter Simon about the impact of Trump's tariffs on the economy, inflation, and future moves by the Federal Reserve. Watch more below. youtu.be/uQNW0GarRCc?si…

🆕 Slowing down digital loans to speed up repayment: Evidence from Mexico Today on VoxDev, Alfredo Burlando (University of Oregon), Mike Kuhn & SilviaPrina (NU Economics) provide evidence on how to reduce default rates in Mexico: voxdev.org/topic/finance/…


The Spring 2025 edition of the ECONPress is out! So proud of our Northeastern U. undergraduates! The Spring edition is available in print in 301 Lake and online at: econpress.sites.northeastern.edu/projects/




I was on #MorningEdition today with NPR talking about, what else, youth summer employment! Turns out one more iconic #SummerJob has bit the dust this year: npr.org/2025/05/22/nx-… C2C Impact Engine at Northeastern University Northeastern U. Northeastern CSSH NU School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs NU Economics


Congratulations Nishith Prakash Northeastern CSSH!


🆕 Delivering mental health care to adolescents in low-resource settings Today on VoxDev w/ Eric Edmonds (DartmouthEcon), Priya Mukherjee (UWMadison Ag&AppEcon), Nikhilesh Prakash (Stockholm School of Economics), Nishith Prakash (NU School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs NU Economics) & Shwetlena Sabarwal (World Bank): voxdev.org/topic/health/d…


🚨 Thrilled to share that our paper, "Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces and Police Patrols: Experimental Evidence from Urban India," is now in print at the QJE! 🇮🇳🚔👩🏽🦰 With Sofia Amaral, Girija Borker, Nathan Fiala, Anjani Kumar, & Maria Micaela Sviatschi 🧵👇 Northeastern CSSH NU Economics

Our study is now featured in TIME: time.com/7295172/aborti… Link to paper: nber.org/papers/w33916 #EconTwitter #Roe_v_Wade #Dobbs Northeastern Global News Northeastern CSSH NU Economics Northeastern U. Thanks to my fantastic co-authors: Dhaval M. Dave, Christine Durrance, Yang Wang & Barbara L. Wolfe