Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute

Congratulations to Economics PhD student?Jake Harmon?and Ethan Cannon from the School of Public Health who earned honors in the sixth?Annual Interdisciplinary Health Data Competition (IHDC), hosted by the?Business Advancement Center for Health (BACH)?at the University of Minnesota. Their project,?Bridging the Digital Divide, took third place.

Check out the recording from last night's event: Taxes, Tariffs, and Trade: Economic Policy in the Once and Future Administration. Economic Policy was a hot topic in the recent presidential campaign. Listen in on an impromptu and informal discussion on the possible economic policies of the incoming Trump administration, focusing on tariffs, taxes, and trade. Our discussion features Professors Timothy Kehoe and Christopher Phelan from the Department of Economics.? https://lnkd.in/gHHm_er8

Read how President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs could affect Minnesota's economy and your finances, according to professor Tim Kehoe https://lnkd.in/gvwXDdP7

Economic Policy was a hot topic in the recent presidential campaign. Please join us for an impromptu and informal discussion on the possible economic policies of the incoming administration, focusing on tariffs, taxes, and trade. Our discussion features Professors Timothy Kehoe and Christopher Phelan from the Department of Economics. https://lnkd.in/gGe9em_t

The Center for Economic and Policy Research reports health inequality between white & non-white Americans is pervasive. At age 55, Black men and women have the frailty of white men and women 13 and 20 years older. Read this report from faculty member Mariacristina De Nardi, and Nicolò Russo, Rory McGee, Margherita Borella, and Ross Abram. https://lnkd.in/gJCx5d-J

Check out this article quoting Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute Board Member Art Rolnick on how ideas developed at Minnesota helped avoid a recession. https://lnkd.in/dd3J7T6q

Register today for our fall roundtable: Who Cheats on Taxes? Understanding the U.S. Tax Gap Americans underpay federal taxes every year. Underpayments are seen across business types, industries, taxpayer ages, and income groups. But some groups are less compliant than others. The presentation will break out these groups and discuss how the IRS estimates the tax gap, possible limitations of these estimates, implications for GDP, and the puzzle of stable compliance rates despite falling audit rates. In person and virtual attendance is available. https://lnkd.in/d9tesnGY

The Department of Economics in the College of Liberal Arts invites applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor position to begin fall semester 2025 (08/25/2025). Areas of specialization are open. We are committed to attracting candidates from historically under-represented groups. Qualifications: A Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in Economics or a related field is required. Advanced ABDs may be considered for appointment at the rank of tenure-track instructor with the stipulation that the Ph.D. is conferred in the first year of the appointment. Candidates will be evaluated according to a) the overall quality of their academic preparation and scholarly work, b) evidence of research ability, c) evidence of commitment to teaching; and d) strength of recommendations. About the Job: The appointment will be 100% time over the nine-month academic year. Appointment will be at the level of tenure-track assistant professor depending on qualifications and experience, consistent with collegiate and University policy. Salary is competitive. Apply here: https://t.co/5lYryoN2aW

On June 26 The University of Minnesota will confer its Outstanding Achievement Award on Andreu Mas-Colell, who earned his Ph.D. in Economics at here in 1972.? He has made fundamental contributions in mathematical economics, work that is being recognized through this award. We honor Andreu for his achievements as an economic researcher, builder of academic institutions, and leader in graduate education in economics. https://lnkd.in/gnXxXGx9

IT'S HERE: Season 2 of the Office Hours Podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Kjetil Storesletten kicks us off with "Are we taxing people fairly? Tax progressivity and redistribution since 1980" - let us know what you think!