November 1, 2012
Robert Engle, Economic Sciences, 2003 Robert Engle At 69, Robert Fry Engle III is a busy man. Professor emeritus and research professor of economics at UC San Diego, Engle teaches finance at the New York University Stern School of Business, where he is also the founding director of the Volatility…
August 22, 2023
Kyle Handley, the Rafael and Marina Pastor Faculty Fellow at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy, has been appointed as director of the school’s Center for Commerce and Diplomacy (CCD).
November 1, 2012
Harry Markowitz, Economic Sciences, 1990 Harry Markowitz Harry Markowitz is best known for his pioneering work in modern portfolio theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1990. Modern portfolio theory outlines the concept of investment diversification to optimize reward while minimizing risk. This year has…
November 1, 2012
…Nobel Laureates Harry Markowitz, Economic Sciences, 1990 Paul Crutzen, Chemistry, 1995 Mario J. Molina, Chemistry, 1995 Robert Engle, Economic Sciences, 2003 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Nobel Peace Prize, 2007 Roger Tsien, Chemistry, 2008 UC San Diego has a long tradition of Nobel Prize winners—16 laureates have taught at…
September 23, 2011
Carmen Reinhart, the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, will speak on “After the Fall” at 7:30 am Thursday, October 20 at the University of California San Diego Faculty Club. The $50.00 per person cost to attend the Economics Roundtable includes continental breakfast and parking.
October 29, 2015
…to Address Inequality Renowned economist Thomas Piketty joins UC San Diego scholars in discussion on global income, wealth distribution School of Global Policy and Strategy founding dean Peter Gourevitch (L) and Thomas Piketty take audience questions on income inequality Oct. 22. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications A packed…
October 15, 2015
Economist Thomas Piketty to Discuss Groundbreaking Book on Income Inequality Economist Thomas Piketty Income inequality and the “one percent” are more than mere catch phrases. They are the cornerstone of noted economist Thomas Piketty’s groundbreaking book, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” Through exhaustive research that spans centuries of tax records,…
May 1, 2012
Economist, Writer-performer Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships Eileen Myles Two members of the UC San Diego faculty have won a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2012: Writer-performer Eileen Myles and economist James E. Rauch. Myles and Rauch join four others from the University of California, among 181 scholars, artists and scientists from the U.S.…
November 2, 2022
Uncertainty is bad for business; however, it can be mitigated by trade agreements which help countries become more resilient to economic shocks, according to a new University of California School of Global Policy and Strategy study.
June 10, 2021
Renee Bowen, the Pastor Faculty Fellow at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy and the Department of Economics, has been selected to serve in the Biden administration as the senior economist for Trade with the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).
