Northeastern University - Department of Economics

04/17/2025

The Spring 2025 edition of the ECONPress is out! So proud of our Northeastern undergraduates!
Available in 301 Lake Hall (print) and online at https://econpress.sites.northeastern.edu/projects/

06/18/2024

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Professor Silvia Prina's latest study finds that COVID-19 anti-Asian rhetoric significantly harmed employment and earnings for Asians in the U.S. Read more the Northeastern Global News article here:
https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/06/17/anti-asian-rhetoric-covid-19-employment-impact/
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A study found that anti-Asian political rhetoric during COVID-19 increased unemployment and reduced earnings for Asians in face-to-face jobs.

06/06/2024

In ProMarket, our own Professor John Kwoka along with Tommaso Valletti argue that the DOJ's bold lawsuit to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster is necessary to restore competition in the live entertainment market.

Drawing on their research, John Kwoka and Tommaso Valletti refute criticisms of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster that argue such actions irreparably ruin the operations of the constituent firms. The authors highlight the many examples of successful breakups ...

05/28/2024

Congratulations, Prof. Madhavi Venkatesan on receiving the EconEd Innovation Instructor Award from MacMillan Learning! Dr. Venkatesan's life cycle project in Principles of Microeconomics has been recognized for its impact on integrating sustainability into economics. The judges noted that the assignment has “empowered students to see the tangible impact of economic incentives on environmental outcomes, fostering a generation of informed consumers and future leaders who are passionate about sustainability.” Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan, Associate Teaching Professor of Economics, has been honored with the EconEd Instructor Innovation Award from MacMillan Learning. The EconEd Instructor Award was created to recognize innovation in the teaching of Principles of Economics. Dr. Venkatesan’s innovative life cycl...

05/02/2024

We are delighted to share that Michael (Mike) Stone, Teaching Professor of Economics, has been appointed the Interim Chair of our department starting July 1, 2024! We extend our heartfelt thanks to Bob Triest for his outstanding leadership over the past six years.

04/26/2024

https://cssh.northeastern.edu/will-the-us-ban-the-use-of-single-use-plastics-like-england-india-hong-kong-and-other-countries/

Madhavi Venkatesan, associate teaching professor of economics at Northeastern University, is convinced that human convenience is an expense the environment cannot afford. That is why she founded Sustainable Practices — an environmental action group in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where she lives — a...

04/26/2024

Professor Silvia Prina to discuss digital credit research on Tuesday, April 30 at 10 am ET at CEGA-UC Berkeley’s Webinar on The Digital Credit Debate: Impacts, Challenges, & Lessons for Consumer Protection. Register here: https://poverty-action.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yosq4yUTQvGB0Lw-4rP02A #/registration

Digitizing financial services has enabled tremendous innovation in the provision of credit in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which some hail as a transformative development with potential to drive financial inclusion, reduce poverty, and spur economic growth. However, others associate dig...

02/21/2024

Capital One's $35B bid for Discover may shake up the Visa-Mastercard duopoly, says NU Economics Professor John Kwoka.

An economist says the merger points to an adjacent concern — the market power Visa and Mastercard share in setting payment processing fees.

02/09/2024

Professor & Chair Robert Triest spoke with NU Global News on budgeting and income spending amidst a nationwide housing shortage and rent crises across cities, including Boston.

“There’s no scientific basis or magic reason for (30%) being a cutoff,” says household finance expert Andrés Shahidinejad.

01/04/2024

Read what 4 NU Econ faculty have to say about the 2024 economic outlook. With unemployment at a 50-year low, inflation down to 3.2%, and a potential 'soft landing,' the future looks promising. Check out the full article here:

Despite an inflation, recession, soft landing, economists have not been ‘this optimistic about the economy in a long time'.

01/03/2024

Exciting News! Sustainable Practices, founded by NU Econ faculty Madhavi Venkatesan, receives high praise from Governor Maura Healey for successfully advocating a Cape-wide plastic bottle ban.

BREWSTER – Governor Maura Healy ushered in 2024 by honoring an environmental group founded in Brewster. “I am pleased to confer upon you this...