UCLA Economics | Department of Economics

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“UCLA’s Economics Department has two interlocking objectives. We conduct cutting edge research by developing new methodologies and applying them to understand society’s most critical issues. We also seek to train the next generation of economic leaders in the private sector, government and academia.”
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Introduction to UCLA Economics
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William F. Sharpe Fellowship
The UCLA Department of Economics and its alumni Board of Visitors created the William Sharpe Fellowship in 2008 as a way to engage UCLA alumni in supporting the career and professional development needs of undergraduate students at UCLA. Named in honor of Nobel Prize-winning economist who received his B.A and Ph.D. from UCLA, the program has been successful in bringing together top employers with our brightest students.
Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program
The Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program is intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers in which they will be faced with the challenge of evaluating investment opportunities and making active decisions to direct capital to enhance value.
Alumni Career Engagement
UCLA Alumni Career Engagement builds connections with UCLA alumni, community members and employers to help students develop academic and professional skills in preparation for life after university. Experiential learning and real-world experiences are provided through a variety of programs for all UCLA students.
Master of Quantitative Economics
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News

Research by UCLA Professor Martha Bailey featured in CBS News

October 27, 2025

Research on the first federally-funded family-planning programs…

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Interviewed on the Financial Times Podcast

October 12, 2025

Sarah O’Connor from the Financial Times interviewed Martha…

Alumnus Spotlight: Terry Kramer ’82 – Supporting UCLA

October 7, 2025

UCLA Economics Alumnus, Terry Kramer ’82, and member of the…

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab awarded a $5.95M grant from Conrad N Hilton Foundation

September 15, 2025

The Conrad N Hilton Foundation has awarded a $5.95 million grant…

Research Spotlight

How a Historic Corporate Tax Cut Reshaped the U.S. Economy

September 2, 2025

By Patrick Kennedy In a sweeping one-time test of corporate tax policy, UCLA economist Patrick Kenne …
Is International Trade Draining Our Water?

July 7, 2025

By Levi Crews Levi Crews It’s an all-too-familiar headline: “In the midst of drought, California far …

Alumni Interviews

Sahil Punamia

Sahil Punamia Like many of UCLA’s students, Sahil hails from northern California growing up in the q …
Peter Moglia

Peter Moglia On a brisk fall day in 1985, Peter Moglia entered UCLA’s campus as a nervous yet excite …

Featured Faculty

Recent Publications

Journal of Political Economy

Combating Political Corruption with Policy Bundles

Frederico Finan and Maurizio Mazzocco

American Economic Review

The End of Privilege: A Reexamination of the Net Foreign Asset Position of the United States

Andrew Atkeson, Jonathan Heathcote, and Fabrizio Perri

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

The Race Between Education, Technology, and the Minimum Wage

Jonathan Vogel

Events

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April 20, 2026

Maria Elena Guerrero
April 20, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in
Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Maria Elena Guerrero

April 20, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm

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April 21, 2026

Santiago Mosquera
April 21, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in Bunche 9383
Proseminar in Monetary and Macroeconomics Economics - Econ 228 - Santiago Mosquera

April 21, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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Jiaer Janet Liu
April 21, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm in
Proseminar in Economic Theory - Econ 218 - Jiaer Janet Liu

April 21, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Joseph Mullins (Minnesota)

April 21, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Bunche 9383

Ordinal Complementarity

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Joseph Mullins (Minnesota)
April 21, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm in Bunche 9383

Ordinal Complementarity

April 22, 2026

Johannes Boehm (Geneva)
April 22, 2026 11:40 am - 1:00 pm in

Clearing the Air on the Costs and Benefits of Road Infrastructure
Workshop in Trade and Spatial Economics - Johannes Boehm (Geneva)

April 22, 2026 11:40 am - 1:00 pm

Clearing the Air on the Costs and Benefits of Road Infrastructure

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Adam Rosen (Duke)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm in
Econometrics Workshop - Adam Rosen (Duke)

April 22, 2026 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

The Projection Soluton to the Incidental Parameter Problem

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April 23, 2026

Ilya Segal (Stanford)
April 23, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm in Bunche Hall 9383

The Limits of Auctions under Ex-Ante Collusion
Workshop in Economic Theory - Ilya Segal (Stanford)

April 23, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Bunche Hall 9383

The Limits of Auctions under Ex-Ante Collusion

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Our Mission

2025 Job Market Candidates

Introduction to UCLA Economics

William F. Sharpe Fellowship

Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program

Alumni Career Engagement

Master of Quantitative Economics

2025 Job Market Candidates

Summer Programs

Commencement

News

Research by UCLA Professor Martha Bailey featured in CBS News

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Interviewed on the Financial Times Podcast

Alumnus Spotlight: Terry Kramer ’82 – Supporting UCLA

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab awarded a $5.95M grant from Conrad N Hilton Foundation

Research Spotlight

How a Historic Corporate Tax Cut Reshaped the U.S. Economy

Is International Trade Draining Our Water?

Alumni Interviews

Sahil Punamia

Peter Moglia

Featured Faculty

Alexander Bloedel

Rosa Matzkin

Gary D. Hansen

Recent Publications

Combating Political Corruption with Policy Bundles

The End of Privilege: A Reexamination of the Net Foreign Asset Position of the United States

The Race Between Education, Technology, and the Minimum Wage

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