Our colleague Ken Kuttner wrote this timely piece for @econofact.bsky.social, discussing the importance of central bank independence - and not just statutory independence, but how secure they really are from political interference.
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I’ve visited a bunch of amazing liberal arts colleges in the last few days. But it is a special pleasure to return to my alma mater, @williamseconomics.bsky.social From the Purple Mountains to the North Sea would be a great path… to study the MPP at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social !

We loved to see this new article by William M Rodgers and Alice Kessens in The Review of Black Political Economy, celebrating and exploring the powerful work of our alum William E Spriggs using economics to explore questions related to race.
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Legendary economist Esther Duflo received an honorary degree at Williams College at this year's graduation - we were delighted to welcome here at our Center for Development Economics, where @owenozier.bsky.social moderated a discussion with her and our CDE Fellows, thesis students, and faculty.

We're delighted to see another of our students heading to the U Chicago / @brookings.edu EDE+ program this summer. We are so proud of Rediet Mekonnen for this - can't wait to see what she brings back to campus next year!
www.chicagobooth.edu/expanding-di...

Check out new work by our great colleague Greg Phelan, joint with alum William Chen! They show that integrating digital currency into the financial system can benefit households, but makes a banking crisis more likely.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jf...

New writing by our esteemed colleague Ken Kuttner on @econofact.bsky.social: an explainer on the 10-year Treasury and what it means!
econofact.org/the-10-year-...

We are excited to learn about our alum Brendan Rosseau's forthcoming book (coauthored with Matthew Weinzierl) on the business and economics of the space industry, called "Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier!" www.amazon.com/Space-Grow-U...

Time for our dept's annual entry into the @econ5k.bsky.social group category! With @dbergstresser.bsky.social, @owenozier.bsky.social, Pam Jakiela, and Jon Bakija, what we lack in number of participants this year we make up for in style!

You already know we have prize-winning economists in our department. Our latest accolade: Owen Thompson's English bulldog Charlie won Best Medium Dog in the annual Williamstown Reindog Parade!

We always love to see our alumni doing fantastic things out in the world! Mayada Gonimah co-founded Thread AI, which is launching a new platform for AI workflows. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

As an alum of @williamseconomics.bsky.social, I can't say enough about what a great opportunity this is. Williamstown is a beautiful (if small) place to live and the department is full of outstanding researchers who are also nice people. Great students, as well.

Williams Econ is hiring in applied micro! Assistant or advanced assistant. Particularly seeking folks in gender, labor, public, political economy, health, urban, or IO. Join our large & friendly liberal arts dept - deadline Nov 15!
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