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About Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) serves as a hub for cutting-edge analysis and research across the entire University of Chicago economics community, uniting researchers from the Booth School of Business, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, the Harris School of Public Policy, and the Law School in an unparalleled effort to uncover new ways of thinking about economics. We put those ideas into action by translating rigorous research into accessible and relevant formats, and proactively disseminating it to key decision-makers around the world. Read more: bfi.uchicago.edu/about/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/BeckerFriedman Subscribe to our monthly newsletter: bfi.uchicago.edu/subscribe
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics featured Zihan Qiu's artwork titled Nine Names and Nine Names in BFI's Scholar Artwork Series, drawing on the study by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan on labor market discrimination.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics hosted the 2026 Reproduction of Society: Fertility, Family Planning, and Policy Design Conference in Hyde Park, organized by Martha Bailey and UChicago’s Yana Gallen.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics published new research from Ariel K., Haoxuan Liu, and Ritika Sethi documenting the enjoyment paradox among non-employed, higher-income college-educated mothers.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics published an episode of The Pie discussing recent research tracing how US sanctions on Russian banks ripple through the global payments network.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics released the Data Studio for exploring regional income convergence in the United States.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics released an episode featuring host Tess Vigeland and UChicago economist Peter Ganong discussing housing regulation and regional economic opportunity.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics supports macroeconomic research across the Chicago economics community with a particular emphasis on junior faculty.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics announced that Samuel Chang traveled to Ghana to advance research on the cocoa sector and informal lending alongside Hans Christensen of Chicago Booth and Fred Asante of Penn State.
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