Economists

Harvard economist Andrei Shleifer joins SKEMA as a visiting professor

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Economists, Andrei Shleifer, Harvard Institute for International Development, Shleifer, Skema Business School, Economics, Rational expectations, Academic disciplines

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrei Shleifer is among the world's most highly cited economists for his research work.

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  • SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrei Shleifer is among the world's most highly cited economists for his research work.
  • He has taken a year leave from the Harvard campus, where he has been teaching since 1991, to join SKEMA as a visiting professor.
  • Alice Guilhon, SKEMA's dean, is delighted with his arrival: "Andrei is recognised as one of the world's leading economists.
  • As a global expert in the formation of macroeconomic expectations, Professor Shleifer will work with ProfessorLopezdeSilanesandotherresearcherstotrytounderstandhowEuropeancompaniesform expectations and how these impact investment choices, and thus, economicgrowth.

Stanford University Economics Professor Susan Athey to Receive CME Group-MSRI Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications

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Monday, December 7, 2020
Financial markets, Susan Athey, Athey, Finance, Futures exchanges, Leo Melamed, Melamed, Economists, CME Group

Susan Athey, Economics of Technology Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, is the 2019 CME Group-MSRI Prize winner for her work in the economics of digitization and marketplace design.

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  • Susan Athey, Economics of Technology Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, is the 2019 CME Group-MSRI Prize winner for her work in the economics of digitization and marketplace design.
  • A virtual event honoring Athey will be hosted by CME Group on Dec. 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. CT.
    Athey is the first woman to receive the CME Group-MSRI Prize.
  • Athey received her bachelor's degree from Duke University and her PhD from Stanford, and she holds an honorary doctorate from Duke University.
  • "We are pleased to honor Professor Susan Athey with this prestigious award," said Leo Melamed, Chairman Emeritus of CME Group and founder of the CME Group-MSRI Prize.

Social-Media Startup Sahoja's Business Model Defies Conventional Wisdom

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Friday, October 30, 2020
Economists, Human Nature, Macroeconomics, Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign, Marc Benioff, salesforce.com, Milton Friedman, Friedman, Salesforce, Near-sightedness, Benioff

And for its business model, it has adopted the concept, espoused by numerous business leaders and sociologists, that the most resilient, financially successful corporations long term are ones which provide value beyond traditional shareholders, which are most beneficial for society.

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  • And for its business model, it has adopted the concept, espoused by numerous business leaders and sociologists, that the most resilient, financially successful corporations long term are ones which provide value beyond traditional shareholders, which are most beneficial for society.
  • Marc Benioff of Salesforce said, "I didn't agree with Friedman then, and the decades since have only exposed his myopia.
  • Sahoja's founders outlined their overall business concept in an Economics Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman was Wrong!
  • "All the aspects of our platform, or more precisely, platforms, combine to improve the world around us in many ways."

The Asia Group Welcomes Dr. Jason Furman as Senior Advisor

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Group is pleased to announce that Dr. Jason Furman has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Group is pleased to announce that Dr. Jason Furman has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.
  • As the former chief economic advisor to President Obama, Dr. Furman will provide clients with unparalleled depth and expertise into the key macroeconomic trends shaping Asia and international markets.
  • As Senior Advisor, Jason will bring to bear his unique insight and cutting-edge analysis across the full range of macroeconomic issues confronting our clients in Asia and beyond," said Nirav Patel, The Asia Group President and Co-Founder.
  • To find out more about The Asia Group, please visit our website at www.theasiagroup.com
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Chief U.S. Economist Ellen Zentner of Morgan Stanley wins Lawrence R. Klein Award for forecasting accuracy, joining an elite group that has won the award twice

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Monday, October 5, 2020
Economists, Ellen Zentner, Zentner, Economic forecasting, Lawrence Klein, Forecasting

Economist Ellen Zentner of Morgan Stanley has won her second Lawrence R. Klein Award, regarded as one of the best-known and longest-standing achievements in the field.

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  • Economist Ellen Zentner of Morgan Stanley has won her second Lawrence R. Klein Award, regarded as one of the best-known and longest-standing achievements in the field.
  • Zentner joins four economists who have won the award twice in the more than 40 years of forecast accuracy winners.
  • "I am humbled to receive this prestigious award for economic forecasting an honor made possible through the hard work and dedication of my team," said Zentner.
  • This also marks the third Lawrence R. Klein Award for Morgan Stanley as an organization, joining DuPont as a three-time winner.

Nobel Laureate and Berkeley Haas Professor Oliver Williamson Dies at 87

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Saturday, May 23, 2020
University, Education, Guggenheim Fellows, Economists, Oliver E. Williamson, University of California, Berkeley, Economics, Awards, Haas School of Business

Oliver Williamson, a UC Berkeley and Haas professor for nearly three decades whose elegant framework for analyzing the structure of organizations won him a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, passed away on May 21, 2020 in Berkeley, Calif. at the age of 87.

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  • Oliver Williamson, a UC Berkeley and Haas professor for nearly three decades whose elegant framework for analyzing the structure of organizations won him a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, passed away on May 21, 2020 in Berkeley, Calif. at the age of 87.
  • Williamson, the Edgar F. Kaiser Professor Emeritus of Business at Haas and Professor Emeritus of Economics and Law at UC Berkeley, received the most prestigious prize in economics in 2009 for his insights into whats known as the make or buy decision.
  • Williamson began his teaching career at Berkeley, where he was an assistant professor of economics in the undergraduate program.
  • While at Berkeley, Williamson created a world-renowned PhD workshop known today as the Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis.

Womply Partners With Harvard-Based Opportunity Insights Team to Launch First Real-Time Economic Tracker for COVID-19 Impact

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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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"The OI Economic Tracker will provide government leaders, policymakers, non-profits, and the public with the tools they need to tackle an economic crisis," says economist Raj Chetty, Director of Opportunity Insights.

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  • "The OI Economic Tracker will provide government leaders, policymakers, non-profits, and the public with the tools they need to tackle an economic crisis," says economist Raj Chetty, Director of Opportunity Insights.
  • For years, Womply has been tracking economic activity on Main Street and sharing analysis of consumer spending patterns as a public service.
  • The OI Economic Tracker is a unified platform that aggregates data from multiple sources to present a daily picture of economic activity.
  • Opportunity Insights will never sell or monetize data and will not share the underlying data from the Economic Tracker with any third party.

Orbis International among Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur $100 Million Grant

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Cecilia Conrad, Scripps College, Visual impairment, Economists

The winner of the competition receives a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world's most critical social challenges.

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  • The winner of the competition receives a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world's most critical social challenges.
  • An estimated 20 million people across Africa are blind or visually impaired, but 75 percent of cases are preventable or treatable.
  • "We and our partners in the Vision 4 Africa consortium are so proud to have been named in the Top 100 for the prestigious 100&Change competition," said Bob Ranck, President & CEO of Orbis International.
  • "MacArthur seeks to generate increased recognition, exposure, and support for the high-impact ideas designated as the Top 100," said Cecilia Conrad, CEO of Lever for Change and MacArthur Managing Director, 100&Change.

LifeYield Surpasses $1 Trillion in Assets on Platform, Providing Tax-Smart Software to Over 90,000 Financial Advisors

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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LifeYield began as a collaboration between Paul R. Samuelson, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder, and his father, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul A. Samuelson.

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  • LifeYield began as a collaboration between Paul R. Samuelson, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder, and his father, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul A. Samuelson.
  • Technology was required to put these theories into practical use, and in 2008, LifeYield was founded.
  • LifeYield, creators of the Taxficient Score , enables financial advisors to deliver tax-smart, household-level portfolio solutions.
  • The LifeYield Advantage Suite provides a comprehensive, tax-aware view of a client's entire portfolioanalyzing assets across IRAs, 401(k)s and taxable accounts.

Outlier.org Announces $16 Million in Funding, With Series A Round Led by GSV Ventures

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Thursday, January 9, 2020
Economists, Economics, Academic disciplines, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Joseph Stiglitz, Keynesians

The announcement includes a recent $11.7 million Series A round led by GSV Ventures with participation by Harrison Metal, Tectonic Capital, and Jackson Square Ventures.

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  • The announcement includes a recent $11.7 million Series A round led by GSV Ventures with participation by Harrison Metal, Tectonic Capital, and Jackson Square Ventures.
  • Harrison Metal led a previously undisclosed seed round for the company.
  • "We are proud to support Outlier.org in their efforts to change higher education for the better," said Julia Stiglitz, board member and investor at GSV Ventures.
  • In keeping with the company's mission to increase access to top-quality higher education and reduce student debt, each course costs only $400.