We are thrilled to announce that BCF-affiliated faculty member Ernest Liu has been honored with the prestigious U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award! This accolade supports his innovative research into the complex networks influencing global economic growth.

Learn more: bit.ly/3UE8zTA

Breaking the debt supercycle is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century, argues Atif Mian in a new F&D article. imf.org/en/Publication…

5 million children die every year, but this gets very little attention.

I think one reason is that we rarely hear from people whose child has died.

It would require a lot of good judgment and empathy, but an article that brings together the voices of parents who saw their child

My conversation with Ben Bernanke at the 2024 Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy &Finance annual conference

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Great to see 'Army of Mortgagors' w Tobi Herbst & Farzad Saidi out as an Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute WP. We study the effect of credit supply on the US housing market using novel loan-level data on the universe of VA loans.
Atif Mian Amir Sufi Moritz Schularick Emil Verner Gianluca Violante Kurt MIT-shock-man

“There was a staggering amount of wealth pouring into these opaque structures. This is where the 1%’s rising share of income is going.”

What Owen Zidar found when the Treasury Department asked him to take a look at some IRS data: bit.ly/3xoOibH

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Atif Mian argues here that 'There are two main forces behind the rise of imbalances that have generated the debt supercycle: the saving glut of the rich and the global saving glut.'

He is right, and policymakers should understand why.

Atif Mian imf.org/en/Publication…

The reliance on credit to boost demand puts the world economy at risk; therefore, we must correct underlying imbalances, writes Atif Mian for Finance & Development magazine. imf.org/en/Publication…

Taking a break from my hiatus to share a new working paper that I have been working on.

I propose a new estimator that allows researchers to systematically choose the optimal number of fixed effects in their regression. Any comment is welcome!

'Today I wouldn't get an academic job. It's as simple as that. I don't think I would be regarded as productive enough.'

Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs explains how the focus on quantified indicators (number of publications, citations) harms scientific progress.

when those 'world history' writers get to the section about Africa 🤦🏾‍♂️

Breaking the debt supercycle is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century, argues Atif Mian in a new F&D article. imf.org/en/Publication…

The new F&D magazine addresses a pivotal debate: the future trajectory of economics. It's a challenging discourse, but essential. Looking forward to reading pieces by Atif Mian, John Cochrane, Ghosh, Deaton, Coyle, Kremer. imf.org/en/Publication…

Well done! Congrats! Yet another huge milestone for African School of Economics.
Thanks to Illinois Eco for being so supportive and DartmouthEcon for this incredible opportunity.
Much more to come!

China Had the Household Debt Driven Boom. Is a Bust Imminent?

It appears China is following the historical precedents - it’s hard to “juice” growth for too long chicagobooth.edu/review/china-s…

Join us Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy &Finance annual conference

This year's topic: Macrofinance in the long run

Watch us online 👇🏽 including Fed Gov Dr. Lisa Cook, and my fireside chat with Nobel laureate / ex-Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
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