It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Roberto S. (Bobby) Mariano, Emeritus Professor of Economics.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Roberto S. "Bobby" Mariano, Emeritus Professor of Economics, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Bobby received his Ph.D.
Ananya Varshneya, an Economics Department Senior, has been awarded the 2025 Rose Award.
Ananya Varshneya, an Economics Department, School of Arts and Sciences, senior, has been awarded a 2025 Rose Award for one of best theses at the University
Ananya Varshneya, a graduating honors senior this year, had her Economics Honors Thesis selected as the Oustanding Paper at the Carroll Round Undergraduate Economics Research Conference.
Ananya Varshneya, a graduating honors senior this year, had her Economics Honors Thesis on “Switching Out: Strategy and Sequential Preferences in Centralized University Admissions” (advised by Jere Behrman and Margauz Luflade) selected as the Outstanding Paper at the Carroll Round Undergraduate Economics Research Conference
Phi Beta Kappa has inducted the 12 students to the Economics and Mathematical Economics majors into the society.
Phi Beta Kappa has inducted the following Economics and Mathematical Economics majors into the society:
We are pleased to announce that our proposal to start a new Masters in Applied Economics and Data Science program was recently approved by the Board of Trustees.
We are pleased to announce that our proposal to start a new Masters in Applied Economics and Data Science program was recently approved by the Board of Trustees. We will welcome the first class of students in fall of 2026.
Professor Antonio Merlo, our former faculty member from 2000-2014, has been named as the 16th President of Drexel University.
Professor Antonio Merlo, our former faculty member from 2000-2014, has been named as the 16th President of Drexel University.
We are sad to announce the passing of Mike Marrese, Penn Economics Ph.D. in 1978, on 26 December 2024.
We are sad to announce the passing of Mike Marrese, Penn Economics Ph.D. in 1977, on 26 December 2024.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Joel Popkin.
With great sadness, we announce that Dr. Joel Popkin, a distinguished alumni of our own PhD program and of Wharton’s undergraduate program, passed away on December 24th at the age of 92.
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Richard A. Easterlin (Dick).
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Richard A. Easterlin (Dick). He received his Ph.D.
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Alan Heston, Professor Emeritus of Economics and at the South Asia Studies Department
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing on October 26, 2024 of Alan Heston (1934-2024), Professor Emeritus of Economics and in the South Asia Studies Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
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