Honoring Joel Horowitz's Retirement
Joel Horowitz retired at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. In spring of 2025, the Center for Econometrics held a conference in his honor.
Summer 2026 Newsletter
Letter from the chair
Alumni and Friends of the Department of Economics,
Every year brings new accomplishments to celebrate, colleagues to congratulate, and transitions to acknowledge. This year has been no exception.
Our department continues to thrive because of the remarkable achievements of its faculty, students, and staff...
Charles Manski Wins Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Professor Manski received the prestigious award from the the BBVA Foundation in recognition of his pioneering work in "Deep Uncertainty."
Schapiro Gift Spotlight
Since arriving at Northwestern in fall 2025, Prof. Abi Adams, Director of the Morton Schapiro Center for Applied Microeconomics, has built a robust community of faculty, students, and scholars.
Peter Howitt Visits Northwestern
In March, Nobel Laureate and Northwestern Ph.D. alum Peter Howitt '73 returned to campus to speak to the next generation of economics students and faculty.
Event Recap: Bies Lecture featuring Michael Kremer
In April, Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer visited campus to speak about "Narrative, Ritual, and Identity."
Event Recap: Conference in Honor of Joel Mokyr
In May, current faculty, alumni, family, and friends gathered to honor the spectacular career of Prof. Joel Mokyr.
Undergraduate Spotlight
Congratulations to the class of 2026! This year we celebrated with a senior awards ceremony including remarks from Professors Mark Witte, Jeffrey Ely, Gaston Illanes, James Hornsten, and Robert Coen.
Our undergraduate students have have kept busy this year through involvement in student organizations, on-campus activities, and pursuing academic excellence!
PhD Spotlight
We wish all of our graduate students success as they continue their teaching and research pursuits at fine institutions and firms throughout the world.
Our department is looking forward to welcoming our incoming class to the Ph.D. program in the fall!
NU Quizbowl Brings Economics Students Together
Economics BA graduate, Ved Muthusamy '26, and Economics Ph.D. graduate, Christopher Sims '26, connected through their shared love of the academic competition.
KEEP IN TOUCH
We would love to hear from you! Please stay in touch and informed of department news by adding us on LinkedIn and X.
The Department has many exciting events happening this fall including the Northwestern-Toulouse School of Economics Conference hosted by the Center for the Study of Industrial Organization (CSIO) in September, a Northwestern stop on the Review of Economic Studies (REStud) Tour in October, and a conference on 250 Year of Capitalism hosted by the Center for Economic History in October.
If you are interested in speaking to our students about your career (any field) or being featured in our newsletter or Alumni Spotlights page, please reach out to Samantha Westlake-Hart.