Nobel Prize-winner Daniel Kahneman, widely credited as the father of behavioral economics and author of the 2011 best-seller “Thinking, Fast and Slow,” will deliver the 2013 Arthur M. Okun Public Policy Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 20.Daniel KahnemanFree...
Merton Joseph Peck, the Thomas DeWitt Cuyler Professor Emeritus of Economics, died March 1, at age 87. He resided in Florida and had been ailing for quite some time, according to his family.Merton Joseph PeckPeck was a specialist in industrial...
Robert (Bob) Eugene Evenson of New Haven, professor emeritus of economics, died on Feb. 2. He was 78 years old.Robert E. EvensonEvenson authored many books and collaborated on numerous publications in the areas of economic agricultural research,...
Naomi R. Lamoreaux, who was recently appointed as the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and History, has a range of interests that include corporate governance, intellectual property, and public-private distinction in U.S. history.Naomi R....
Aleh Tsyvinski, newly named as the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics, studies optimal fiscal policy, effects of taxation, macroeconomic policy, and public economics.Aleh TsyvinskiThe Yale economist received his Bachelor of Arts degree (with highest...