Economics
- October 15, 2010
UC Santa Cruz social scientists honored for teaching, research
Three social scientists at UC Santa Cruz were honored for outstanding teaching and research Thursday, October 14 at the annual fall convocation breakfast hosted by dean of the Social Sciences division, Sheldon Kamieniecki.
- October 07, 2010
Annual economics conference Oct. 22
- August 13, 2010
UCSC research in international economics ranked 7th globally
The UC Santa Cruz Economics Department was ranked seventh in the world in July -- and sixth among all academic institutions -- for research in international finance, according to an analysis of research papers. Only the University of Chicago, MIT, UC Berkeley, and Harvard University and its Kennedy School of Government ranked higher. The International Monetary Fund was ranked third.
- April 15, 2010
UCSC economist Rob Fairlie tells U.S. Senate lack of access to capital hampers minority-owned businesses
Minority-owned businesses are being especially hurt by a lack of access to capital in the current economic downtown, UC Santa Cruz Economics Professor Rob Fairlie told a U.S. Senate committee Thursday.
- March 30, 2010
Economic meltdown prompts a rethinking of capitalism
Two dozen scholars from around the world will gather at UC Santa Cruz April 8-10 to explore the social and political effects of modern-day capitalism and the global economy in light of esoteric financial instruments that nearly brought it down.
- January 12, 2010
Economics professor's book selected as an outstanding academic title for 2009
A prestigious publisher of academic book reviews has selected Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian-, and White-Owned Businesses in the United States (MIT Press) by economics professor Rob Fairlie and research associate Alicia M. Robb as one of
