Department of Economics

Many parents are preparing for what is certain to be a chaotic K-12 school experience this fall. Rachel Heath, associate professor of economics, is quoted.

Faculty in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington are actively engaged in research related to COVID-19.  

Analysis for UW economics lecturer, Melissa Knox.

Sixteen UW students and alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year, and one has been named an alternate.

New study from UW economist Theo Eicher

In his speech to an assembly of Nobel Laureates and young scholars the President of the European Central Bank, highlighted Professor Fabio Ghironi’s work on monetary policy.

Economics alumni share their career knowledge and experience with students through the department's mentorship program.

UW Arts & Sciences faculty members weigh in on whether President-elect Trump's election means doomsday. 

UW Economics and Jackson School alum Matt Bannick, who is managing partner of the Omidyar Network, shares his approach to philanthropy in Silicon Valley.

Mark Plummer's interdisciplinary celebrates his life and work.

Teachers in Los Angeles are taking issue with an observation-based teacher evaluation system. Dan Goldhaber, director of the Center for Education Data & Research at the UW, is quoted.

Trade supporters are pushing the geopolitical importance of a sweeping Asia-Pacific agreement in an effort to save the deal from defeat. Fabio Ghironi, professor of economics at the UW, is quoted.

Mentorship in college has proven to be effective in maintaining retention rates and better performance in careers after degree completion.

A lawsuit against Volkswagen says the car maker willfully violated U.S. emission standards. Hendrik Wolff, assistant professor of economics at the UW, is quoted.

Douglass North, former economics professor at the UW and Nobel Prize co-recipient, died last month.