Faculty News

  • Human Capital 3E has received full funding
    6/25/18
    The Human Capital 3E project, in operation for the past three years in the Department of Economics, received approval for permanent funding from the University at Buffalo administration. The project will continue to involve research and programmatic collaboration between our department and Educational Leadership and Policy in the Graduate School of Education, as well as allow us to pursue additional partnerships with the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • Prof. Anas presented with the 2016 Walter Isard Award
    6/25/18
    This award is named in honor of Professor Walter Isard, father of Regional Science, founder of the Regional Science Association, and a leading scholar in the worldwide Regional Science community.
  • Prof. Ehrlich's service on the NAS results in published draft report on the Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration
    6/25/18
    More than 40 million people living in the United States were born in other countries, and almost an equal number have at least one foreign-born parent. Together, the first generation (foreign-born) and second generation (children of the foreign-born) comprise almost one in four Americans.
  • Prof. Ehrlich gave speech to the Higher School of Economics in Russia
    6/25/18
    Prof. Ehrlich spoke during a "Meet the Editors" session, and also delivered a keynote speech on “Why Nations Succeed? – A Case Study in Endogenous Growth Theory” at the conference.
  • The life and work of Gary Becker
    6/25/18
    Former colleagues, students, and friends of Gary S. Becker gathered at this memorial conference, sponsored by the Journal of Human Capital and the Becker Friedman Institute, celebrating Becker’s research on human capital and discussing recent advances in the areas of education, human capital formation and technological innovation and immigration.
  • Isaac Ehrlich named to National Academy of Sciences panel
    6/25/18
    The panel will examine — among many other relevant issues — the implications of immigration on long-term economic growth, as well as the role of human capital in strengthening productivity, fostering structural change, and encouraging economic growth and development.
  • Prof. Ehrlich gave speech to the inaugural webinar International Health Economics Association
    2/7/18
    Prof. Ehrlich presented on the topic of "Equilibrium Health Spending and Population Aging in a Model of Endogenous Growth – Will the GDP Share of Health Spending Keep Rising?" on May 21, 2014.