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The faculty and staff of the Economics Department share in the deep sadness of humane people around the world over the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the many...

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Student opportunity: Undergraduate Research Assistant

The Economics Department is very happy to welcome Chaewon Baek, an outstanding young macroeconomist from Berkeley, as a new assistant professor. Read more.

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BA in Economics BA/BS in Quantitative Economics Combined Degree in Economics (BS/MS) Minor in Economics Minor in Finance MS in Economics Joint MS in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning Joint PhD in Economics and Public Policy

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Department of Economics News

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Why Are Gas Prices So High, and Should We Eliminate the Gas Tax in Response?

Three questions with Tufts economist Gilbert Metcalf about gasoline costs and what suspending gas taxes might do.

Steve Cicala

Steve Cicala and Jim Poterba have a new project 'Economic Analysis of Regulation' at the NBER

This project seeks to assess the state of research on the economic costs of regulation.

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Joyce Cummings Center: New Home for Learning, Research, and Collaboration Is Nearly Open

Joyce Cummings Center will welcome students in January 2022. The building, which is located next to a future MBTA station, offers unrivaled views of the Medford-Somerville campus and the Boston skyline.

Keiron Clarke, a worker for Brooklyn SolarWorks, installs solar panels at a home in Brooklyn on Dec. 3, 2020. The firm, which serves New York City, buys solar panels through buyer collectives to get lower prices. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)

Don’t Kill Clean Jobs for Laid-off Energy Workers

Gilbert Metcalf co-published an op-ed in The Houston Chronicle on how energy regulations and carbon prices affect green jobs.

An electric meter. As more people worked remotely and avoided community activities in 2020, residential electric usage shot up.

Staying Home in COVID-19 Means Higher Electricity Bills

Recent research by Steve Cicala found that household electricity use in the United States rose 10 percent during the second quarter of this year.

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