Notre Dame Economics
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The Department of Economics strives to provide high-quality instruction and to conduct and disseminate innovative, policy-relevant research. Web: economics.nd.edu. Twitter/X: @nd_econ
Our colleague Rob Johnson will be giving a talk, "What Should Voters Know About Tariffs and Trade?" on March 3 (6-7 pm) as part of the "Pizza, Pop, and Politics" series sponsored by the Klau Institute and NDVotes
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Pizza, Pop and Politics: What Should Voters Know About Tariffs and Trade?
Robert C. Johnson, the Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame, will speak at Pizza, Pop and Politics...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Our colleague Rob Johnson will be giving a talk, "What Should Voters Know About Tariffs and Trade?" on March 3 (6-7 pm) as part of the "Pizza, Pop, and Politics" series sponsored by the Klau Institute and NDVotes
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klau.nd.edu/news-events/...
Check out the inaugural newsletter from our Strengthening Families Research Initiative, led by our colleague Melissa Kearney.
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Strengthening Families Research Initiative | February 2026 Newsletter
Hands holding paper cut out of a family. Strengthening Families Research Initiative logo is overlaid Dear Friends, I'm pleased to share this first newsletter from the Strengthening Families Research I...
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February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Check out the inaugural newsletter from our Strengthening Families Research Initiative, led by our colleague Melissa Kearney.
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Great piece on Gracie Gallagher, who is a 2016 @notredame.bsky.social grad with a BA in Economics! She is currently a senior associate athletic director here at Notre Dame. Check it out:
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ND Values at work: Gracie Gallagher
News, information and events for University of Notre Dame faculty, staff and their families. This is your Notre Dame.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Great piece on Gracie Gallagher, who is a 2016 @notredame.bsky.social grad with a BA in Economics! She is currently a senior associate athletic director here at Notre Dame. Check it out:
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Our colleague Jane Ryngaert is quoted in this recent Financial Times @financialtimes.com article.
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Economists reject Kevin Warsh’s claim that AI boom will enable rate cuts
FT-Booth Survey shows scepticism of productivity gains forecast by Trump’s pick as next Fed chair
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February 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Our colleague Jane Ryngaert is quoted in this recent Financial Times @financialtimes.com article.
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Out in the most recent edition of the American Economic Review @aeajournals.bsky.social, "Raising the Stakes: Physician Facility Investments and Provider Agency," from our former PhD student Beth Munnich and coauthors. Check it out: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Raising the Stakes: Physician Facility Investments and Provider Agency
(February 2026) - Principal-agent problems often extend beyond what can be directly addressed through conventional incentive arrangements. We examine a context where physicians are likely under-incent...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Out in the most recent edition of the American Economic Review @aeajournals.bsky.social, "Raising the Stakes: Physician Facility Investments and Provider Agency," from our former PhD student Beth Munnich and coauthors. Check it out: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
A few of our colleagues checking out the now-famous St. Olaf's Ice Chapel on on North Quad. @notredame.bsky.social @kaseybuckles.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
A few of our colleagues checking out the now-famous St. Olaf's Ice Chapel on on North Quad. @notredame.bsky.social @kaseybuckles.bsky.social
Our colleague Dan Hungerman has a new @nber.org working paper (with Harrison and Li), "How do Foundations Help Charities (Beyond Giving them Money)?" Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w34773
How do Foundations Help Charities (Beyond Giving them Money)?
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Our colleague Dan Hungerman has a new @nber.org working paper (with Harrison and Li), "How do Foundations Help Charities (Beyond Giving them Money)?" Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w34773
Our colleague Jeff Campbell recently appeared on WNDU (South Bend's NBC affiliate) to discuss the recent appointment of Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Notre Dame professor explains the importance of a Federal Reserve chair
YouTube video by WNDU 16 News Now
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February 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Our colleague Jeff Campbell recently appeared on WNDU (South Bend's NBC affiliate) to discuss the recent appointment of Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Our colleague Christian Matthes @cmatthes.bsky.social, has a paper on the program for the March 2026 @nber.org Monetary Economics program meeting. The paper is "Estimating the Missing Intercept" (joint with Nagasaka and Schwartzman).
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Monetary Economics Program Meeting, Spring 2026
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January 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Our colleague Christian Matthes @cmatthes.bsky.social, has a paper on the program for the March 2026 @nber.org Monetary Economics program meeting. The paper is "Estimating the Missing Intercept" (joint with Nagasaka and Schwartzman).
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New @nber.org pubs working paper from our colleague Jeff Biddle (joint with Dan Hamermesh), "The Twenty-four Hour Economy or Rolled-up Sidewalks: Trends in Work Timing and Their Causes." Have a look: www.nber.org/papers/w34732
The Twenty-four Hour Economy or Rolled-up Sidewalks: Trends in Work Timing and Their Causes
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:07 AM
New @nber.org pubs working paper from our colleague Jeff Biddle (joint with Dan Hamermesh), "The Twenty-four Hour Economy or Rolled-up Sidewalks: Trends in Work Timing and Their Causes." Have a look: www.nber.org/papers/w34732
We are proud to support our
@artslettersnd.bsky.social students majoring in Economics who are participating in this year's Bengal Bouts:
@artslettersnd.bsky.social students majoring in Economics who are participating in this year's Bengal Bouts:
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
We are proud to support our
@artslettersnd.bsky.social students majoring in Economics who are participating in this year's Bengal Bouts:
@artslettersnd.bsky.social students majoring in Economics who are participating in this year's Bengal Bouts:
Published in the January 2026 volume of the Review of Economic Studies @reveconstudies.bsky.social, "Global Value Chains and Trade Policy," from our colleague Rob Johnson (along with Blanchard and Brown).
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Global Value Chains and Trade Policy
Abstract. How do global value chain (GVC) linkages modify countries’ incentives to impose import protection? Are these linkages important determinants of t
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January 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Published in the January 2026 volume of the Review of Economic Studies @reveconstudies.bsky.social, "Global Value Chains and Trade Policy," from our colleague Rob Johnson (along with Blanchard and Brown).
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New @nber.org pubs working paper from our colleague Robert Johnson and graduate student Mitchell Boice (plus Emily Blanchard), "Effective Protection with Global Value Chains." Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w34670
Effective Protection with Global Value Chains
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:52 PM
New @nber.org pubs working paper from our colleague Robert Johnson and graduate student Mitchell Boice (plus Emily Blanchard), "Effective Protection with Global Value Chains." Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w34670
Our colleague Melissa Kearney just gave a "Recent Developments" lecture at the ASSA meeting @assameeting.bsky.social, "Recent Developments in the Economics of Fertility in High-Income Countries." @aeainformation.bsky.social. Have a listen: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
Recent Developments in the Economics of Fertility in High-Income Countries
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January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Our colleague Melissa Kearney just gave a "Recent Developments" lecture at the ASSA meeting @assameeting.bsky.social, "Recent Developments in the Economics of Fertility in High-Income Countries." @aeainformation.bsky.social. Have a listen: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
New working paper from our colleague Christian Matthes (with Jonathan Adams), "How Ricardian Are We?" Short answer: not much! @cmatthes.bsky.social jonathanjadams.com/files/How%20...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
New working paper from our colleague Christian Matthes (with Jonathan Adams), "How Ricardian Are We?" Short answer: not much! @cmatthes.bsky.social jonathanjadams.com/files/How%20...
Our colleague Bill Evans was quoted in this recent New York Times @nytimes.com article on housing and homelessness: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Trump Says ‘Housing First’ Failed the Homeless. Here’s What the Evidence Says.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Our colleague Bill Evans was quoted in this recent New York Times @nytimes.com article on housing and homelessness: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Our colleague Christiane Baumeister has been awarded the Alexandre Lamfalussy Senior Research Fellowship at the Bank for International Settlements for 2026. Congratulations, Christiane! www.bis.org/research/lam...
Alexandre Lamfalussy Senior Research Fellowship
The Bank for International Settlements invites applications from leading senior professionals in academia, central banks and research institutions for the Alexandre Lamfalussy Senior Research Fellowsh...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Our colleague Christiane Baumeister has been awarded the Alexandre Lamfalussy Senior Research Fellowship at the Bank for International Settlements for 2026. Congratulations, Christiane! www.bis.org/research/lam...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Notre Dame.
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Notre Dame.
Hot off the presses in the December edition of the Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social, "Migration, Specialization, and Trade: Evidence from Brazil’s March to the West" from our own Heitor Pellegrina, coauthored with Sebastian Sotelo. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
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December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hot off the presses in the December edition of the Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social, "Migration, Specialization, and Trade: Evidence from Brazil’s March to the West" from our own Heitor Pellegrina, coauthored with Sebastian Sotelo. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
We had a great time on Saturday at our annual Christmas party with faculty, staff, graduate students, and significant others. Photos below:
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We had a great time on Saturday at our annual Christmas party with faculty, staff, graduate students, and significant others. Photos below:
We have completed a semi-regular update of our "Featured Faculty Publications" wall, featuring recent publications from Kasey Buckles @kaseybuckles.bsky.social and grad student Haley Wilbert @hwilbert.bsky.social, Chris Cronin, Enrique Seira, and Cesar Sosa-Padilla.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We have completed a semi-regular update of our "Featured Faculty Publications" wall, featuring recent publications from Kasey Buckles @kaseybuckles.bsky.social and grad student Haley Wilbert @hwilbert.bsky.social, Chris Cronin, Enrique Seira, and Cesar Sosa-Padilla.
Our colleague Davin Raiha's paper, "House Search Traffic: Does it Matter?" (joint with Kim and Seo), was just published in the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Our colleague Davin Raiha's paper, "House Search Traffic: Does it Matter?" (joint with Kim and Seo), was just published in the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Some of our graduate students at the Graduate Student Government Jingle Bell Ball.
December 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Some of our graduate students at the Graduate Student Government Jingle Bell Ball.
While some of our younger colleagues are out in California running a marathon, Eric Sims and Jim Sullivan just represented the department in the Saint Nick Six 6K run back home in South Bend.
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While some of our younger colleagues are out in California running a marathon, Eric Sims and Jim Sullivan just represented the department in the Saint Nick Six 6K run back home in South Bend.
Good luck to our colleagues Vicky Barone, Patrick Turner, and Lauren Schechter, all of whom are running the California International Marathon in Sacramento this weekend.
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Good luck to our colleagues Vicky Barone, Patrick Turner, and Lauren Schechter, all of whom are running the California International Marathon in Sacramento this weekend.