Economics
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Talks China, New Book at IOP Forum
Kevin Rudd, Australian ambassador to the United States, said China should become self-sufficient to match other global powers at an Institute of Politics forum to promote his new book on Friday.
MIT Prof. Talks Ancient Chinese Philosophy and Global Economics at IOP
MIT professor of management and economics Kristin Forbes spoke about how Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” can be applied to global monetary policy on Tuesday at the annual Institute of Politics Albert H. Gordon Lecture.
Daron Acemoglu Highlights Technology’s Role in Inequality at HKS Lecture
MIT Economics professor Daron Acemoglu delivered the fourth annual Stone Lecture at a JFK Jr. Forum Tuesday evening, discussing the impacts of AI and technological advancement on wealth concentration.
Former Tanzanian President and Mozambican Prime Minister Talk African Governance at IOP
The Former President of Tanzania, Jakaya M. Kikwete, and former Mozambican Prime Minister Luisa D. Diogo took the stage at the Institute of Politics on Monday to discuss the state of political governance in Africa.
David Charbonneau, Professor in Search of Planets in Outer Space, Wins $1 Million Kavli Prize
Harvard Astrophysics professor David Charbonneau won the 2024 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics in June, sharing a $1 million prize with MIT professor Sara Seager for their discoveries of exoplanets — planets located outside Earth’s solar system.
Harvard Professors Discuss Affirmative Action, Legacy Admissions at IOP Forum
Ahead of Ivy Day on March 28, a two-professor panel discussed the impact of legacy admissions and the fall of affirmative action on admissions at elite colleges during a Tuesday forum at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.
Econ 10 Professors Debate, Juggle Latkes and Hamantaschen at Comical Harvard Hillel Event
A debate between the two professors leading Harvard’s introductory Economics course descended into a circus as they weighed whether hamantaschen or latkes are the superior Jewish holiday food.
Harvard Professor, Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin Named 2024 TIME Woman of the Year
Harvard Economics professor and recent Nobel laureate Claudia D. Goldin was named a TIME Woman of the Year for 2024, the magazine announced late last month.
Former White House Economic Adviser Discusses Covid Policies at HUEA Event
Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Tomas J. Philipson discussed Covid policies and his experience in the Trump administration at a Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association event Wednesday evening.
‘Hopeful about the Future’: Former Bank of Japan Head Talks Japanese Economic Policy at Weatherhead Center Seminar
Former governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda shared his experience guiding Japanese macroeconomic policy and inflation targeting in a seminar hosted by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs on Monday afternoon.
Harvard Prof. Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Harvard Economics professor Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics, the Swedish Academy announced Monday morning. Goldin is the first Harvard professor to win a Nobel Prize since 2019.
Economics Professor Oliver Hart Knighted By King Charles III
Economics professor Oliver S.D. Hart was made a knight by King Charles III, the British government announced last week.
Former Senator Phil Gramm, Lawrence Summers Discuss American Inequality at HKS Talk
Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm discussed the complexities of measuring American inequality at a Harvard Kennedy School talk moderated by former University president Lawrence H. Summers ’82 on Wednesday afternoon.
Noam Chomsky at Corporate Capture Conference
MIT Emeritus Professor Noam Chomsky begins speaking as fellow panelist Professor Jon Hanson looks on. The two spoke at Harvard Law School's conference on corporate capture of the legal system in January 2023.
Former Fed Chair Bernanke ’75 Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Former Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Ben S. Bernanke ’75 was one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics Monday morning.
Larry Summers Talks Inflation at Harvard IOP Forum
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers discussed his concerns about the continued risk of inflation for the global economy at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum Thursday evening.
Opportunity Insights Study Shows Link Between Social Capital and Economic Mobility
A paper published last month by a Harvard-affiliated economic research group found new links between social connections and economic mobility.
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna Discusses Big Tech at Harvard IOP Forum
United States Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) spoke about the role of technology in the future of the American economy while discussing his new book at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Monday evening.
Harvard Kennedy School Receives $5 Million for New Economic Inequality Program
The Harvard Kennedy School announced it received a $5 million gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation to establish a new program that will study wealth inequality on Monday.
IOP Forum with Graham Allison, Keyu Jin, Kelly Sims Gallagher, and Lawrence H. Summers
Graham Allison and Kelly Sims Gallagher discussed Chinese economics with Keyu Jin and Lawrence H. Summers, who joined the talk virtually.
HKS Professors Awarded $7.5 Million Grant To Establish Research Initiative
Dani Rodrik ’79 and Gordon H. Hanson, two Harvard Kennedy School Economics professors, received a $7.5 million grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to establish the Reimagining the Economy Project, the foundation announced Wednesday.
World Bank Chief Economist Discusses Post-Pandemic Economic Challenges at IOP
World Bank Group Chief Economist Carmen M. Reinhart discussed the effects of post-pandemic debt and inflation on emerging markets during the Institute of Politics’s Gordon Lecture at the JFK Jr. Forum on Wednesday.
Experts Talk the Economics of Diversity at Kennedy School Conference
Economists and race relations experts convened to discuss the economic repercussions of structural racism in America and the need for continued workplace diversity Friday at the Kennedy School’s Ash Center.
Nobel Prize
David E. Card, who was also an expert witness in Harvard's college admissions lawsuit, was one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics this year.
Three Economists With Harvard Ties Awarded Nobel Prize
Three U.S.-based professors with Harvard ties received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday for their work on minimum wage and natural experiments.