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People, papers and presentations for Feb. 20, 2023

February 20, 2023

Mallesh Pai, the Lay Family Associate Professor in Rice’s Department of Economics, is a winner of the RAPSIG Best Pricing Paper Award with co-authors Karsten Hansen and Kanishka Misra for their publication, “Frontiers: Algorithmic Collusion: Supra-Competitive Prices via Independent Algorithms.”

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Nobel laureate Tom Sargent to discuss soaring inflation and how to combat it at Rice lecture

October 17, 2022

For decades, the United States’ inflation rate hovered comfortably around the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%. That changed in 2021, when inflation begin to rise at an alarming pace. For Americans under 40, it’s now the highest they’ve seen in their lives .

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People, papers and presentations for Oct. 17, 2022

October 17, 2022

The work of the late John Bryant, a former professor emeritus in Rice’s Department of Economics, was cited in the summary of the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Bryant’s pathbreaking work was recognized as sharing key features with two of the winners, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig.

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Rice economist’s research on school choice suggests ways to improve experience for students, parents

July 21, 2022

For school-age students and their parents, school choice programs can be complicated and stressful. Research from Rice University economist YingHua He suggests the process gets easier when schools are upfront about admission prospects and other details that factor into decisions, and that students should be allowed to apply before having to rank schools in order of preference.

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Rice U. research: Disbanding police departments doesn’t affect crime levels

June 1, 2022

Disbanding city police departments and shifting law enforcement responsibilities to county governments appears to have no affect on overall crime rates and leads to fewer police-related deaths, according to new Rice University research. But the same study indicates those communities may be less likely to report their crime statistics to the FBI.

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Faculty recognized with award for superior teaching

April 25, 2022

Nine faculty received the 2022 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors by votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.

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Environmental champions win Rice grants

February 16, 2022

The Rice University Sustainable Futures Fund backs six projects to help bolster the planet’s environmental health.

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Black and Hispanic communities bore disproportionate share of Texas’ early COVID-19 deaths

January 23, 2022

Texas state officials did not publish the race and ages of COVID-19 victims in early 2020, but a county-level statistical analysis spearheaded by Rice University undergraduates in collaboration with university faculty has found deaths statewide were disproportionately concentrated in Black and Hispanic communities.

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New book edited by Rice economists explores how US can maintain its fiscal health

December 20, 2021

Robust economic growth has long been the driving force of prosperity in the U.S., but the future is uncertain. A new book edited by Rice University economists explores how the country can maintain healthy economic growth.

The winning Team Audubon, from left: students Minxuan Luo, Alexander Xiong, Krish Kabra and William Lu.

Audubon project wins D2K Showcase

December 3, 2021

Students whose computer vision system can classify birds by species and count them from the air won the Data to Knowledge Lab Showcase.

Hülya Eraslan,

Hülya Eraslan appointed fellow of Game Theory Society, research associate at National Bureau of Economic Research

October 18, 2021

The Game Theory Society was created in 1999 to promote research, teaching and application of game theory.

James Heckman

Rice to host James Heckman for RISE Nobel Laureate Lecture Series

October 11, 2021

Heckman is best known for his work on how early childhood development impacts health, economic and social outcomes.

Yunmi Kong

Rice economist Yunmi Kong honored with young scholar award

October 5, 2021

Yunmi Kong, an assistant professor of economics at Rice University, is the recipient of a Korea-America Economic Association (KAEA) Young Scholar Award.

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Financial losses from treating COVID-19 patients could devastate health care sector, experts say

September 19, 2021

Ken Wolpin

Retired Rice economist Ken Wolpin receives prestigious Jacob Mincer Award

August 2, 2021

Ken Wolpin, the retired Lay Family Professor of Economics at Rice University and former department chair whose work revolutionized the field of labor economics, is this year's recipient of the Jacob Mincer Award for lifetime contributions to the discipline.

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