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2007-2008 Ettinger Prize
Congratulations to Paulina Restrepo Echavarria, Guillermo Ordonez and David Lagakos, this year’s winners of the Ettinger Prizes for the best pre and post dissertation papers. Paulina won for her paper “Business Cycles in Developing vs. Developed Countries: The Importance of the Informal Economy” and Guillermo for his paper “Fragility of Reputation and Clustering in Risk-Taking” and David for his paper “Superstores or Mom and Pops? Market Size, Technology Adoption and TFP Differences.” They will receive $2,500 each for their achievement.
Job Market Candidates
Department of Economics job market candidate profiles are now available online.
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New Undergraduate Internship Program
The UCLA Department of Economics and the leading alumni members of our Board of Visitors are excited to announce the new Sharpe Fellows undergraduate internship program. This program is named in honor of our Nobel Prize winning UCLA Economics alumnus William Sharpe and will bring together top employers and our brightest students.
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2007 Commencement Address
From General Motors to Morgan Stanley, Stephen Girsky has helped guide international businesses at the executive level. Currently president of Centerbridge Industrial Partners, LLC, Girsky delivered the 2007 commencement address for the UCLA Department of Economics.
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