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		Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream "In this new book, MIT economists Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson recommend private/public partnerships that invest heavily in science funding, which can spur spin-off industries and job growth that reach all regions of the country, reduce the country's growing economic inequality, and sustain American leadership."

		Indira Puri named a 2019 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Rising second-year Economics PhD student Indira Puri has been awarded a 2019 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. She will be back at MIT after completing her Masters degree in Computer Science at Stanford this year, where she also served as chair of the Stanford Women in Computer Science.

		MIT News: Daron Acemoglu studies democracy's influence on economic growth Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics Daron Acemoglu shows in his paper, "Democracy Does Cause Growth," that democracy significantly increases development.

		Economics' Emily Gallagher and Claire Walsh (J-PAL) receive MIT 2019 Outstanding Contributor Awards! The MIT Excellence Awards acknowledge the extraordinary efforts made by members of our community toward fulfilling the goals, values, and mission of the Institute.

		David Autor, the academic voice of the American worker // The Economist Professor David Autor's research has become "enormously influential, in large part because of his groundbreaking work on the effects on American workers of China's extraordinary rise." Photo credit to Lauren Crow.

		Lord Nicholas Stern calls the next 20 years of climate action "absolutely defining" for society Shown here with students following his April 9 Undergraduate Economics Association lecture, Stern called the drive to net zero carbon dioxide emissions "absolutely fundamental." Visit the link to view the MIT News write-up of the talk.

		Josh Angrist named 2019 MacVicar Faculty Fellow Ford Professor of Economics, Josh Angrist, has been named one of four 2019 Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows, MIT's highest honor in undergraduate teaching. He will be honored on Friday, March 8, from 2 - 4pm in Room 6-120, during MacVicar Day.

		Econ Dept-Wide Seminar: Charlie Sprenger on March 20th Thank you for joining us on Wednesday, March 20 at 4pm in E51-315 for a talk by Charlie Sprenger, UCSD.

		Spring Undergrad Open House on March 6th Thank you for joining us for an open house on Wednesday, March 6th at 4pm in E52-324.

		UEA Lecture: Why is the Economics of Climate Change so Difficult and Controversial? Thank you for joining us on Thursday, March 7 at 4pm in 3-370 for a lecture from Martin Weitzman (Harvard University). Description: The economic analysis of climate change presents an incredibly difficult intellectual challenge. It compels the economist to confront issues that push economic analysis to the breaking point - and sometimes well beyond. Economists are forced to grapple with many issues that are novel or that have previously been swept aside. The questions being raised are of supreme importance, but do not often lend themselves to simple or easy answers. This talk will provide a fast-paced crash course on why the economics of climate change is so especially difficult and so especially controversial.

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