Boston College Economics Department

Join us for this event! WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SHIPPING DECARBONIZATION? INSIGHTS FROM THE UN-IMO NEGOTIATIONS May 4, 2026 | 11:45am-1:15pm Schiller Institute Convening Space Room 501, 245 Beacon St Register to attend : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Congrats to our newest Ph.D Ira Lilian Abraham!

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting my JMP at @bc_econ 2nd PhD Conf. I greatly enjoyed the inspiring keynote lecture by Prof. James E. Anderson and appreciated his feedback on my work. Thanks to the organisers and all participants for making it such a great conference!

Ira Lilian Abraham will publicly defend her dissertation “Essays in Industrial Organization and Health Economics” on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 9:00AM-10:00AM in Maloney Hall 313.

The Job Trap: Why Workers Get Stuck in Low-Paying Jobs By Elena Pellegrini @Ele_Pellegrini (Boston College @bc_econ) is now live on The Economic Misfit In Fall 2026, she will join the University of Amsterdam as an Assistant Professor of Economics. Read more here: theeconomicmisfit.com/2026/04/15/the…

"Older workers embrace job hopping — and it’s good for their retirement prospects" latest @MarketWatch blog post by CRR research fellow Geoffrey Sanzenbacher: on.mktw.net/3N7r2qX

Join us for this event! Climate is Every Story April 8, 2026 | 12:00PM-1:00PM Schiller Institute Convening Space (Room 501), 245 Beacon Register to attend : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Geoffrey Sanzenbacher discusses options for individuals who have retirement plans from multiple employers. marketplace.org/episode/2026/0…

Congrats to our newest Ph.D Ryan Faulkner!

Congrats to our newest Ph.D @AalbertoO94

"A Major Change May Be in the Works for Your 401(k)’s Oversight" latest @MarketWatch blog post by CRR research fellow Geoffrey Sanzenbacher: on.mktw.net/4seoeXC

Ryan Faulkner will publicly defend his dissertation “Essays in Applied Microeconomic Theory” on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 from 1:30PM-2:30PM in Maloney Hall 313.

New paper with @BryanPCutsinger and @WilliamJLuther Reviewing the Federal Reserve's 2025 Monetary Policy Framework Review irelandp.com/papers/fedrevi…

Congrats to our newest Ph.D @cris_enrico

Congrats to our newest Ph.D @Shengtao_Dai

Congrats to our newest Ph.D @Ele_Pellegrini

Women in Economics, Policy, and Leadership: A Talk with Lisa Lynch Tuesday, March 24, 6:00-7:30 PM | Gasson 100 | Lecture open to the public

Do workers retire early because they fear pension reforms? In this paper with @PieraBello and @vingalasso we study how policy uncertainty shapes retirement decisions. A summary thread🧵1/9 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Congrats to our newest Ph.D @jlfuentesacosta

New revision of our paper w/ Xiang Han & Onur Kesten: "Flexible Multi-unit Exchange: Theory and An Application to Blood Allocation with Replacement Donors" In 55 countries, volunteer donations meet <22% of blood demand. We improve how replacement donor programs allocate blood.