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John Bates Clark Medal

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The Harvard Economics Department celebrates Roland Fryer, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, who was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal for his pioneering research on the economics of race and education.

Fryer wins Clark Medal

Prestigious award celebrates leading economist under 40

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DateApril 27, 2015May 17, 2019

Raj Chetty has been awarded the prestigious 2013 John Bates Clark Medal. “The driving motivation behind my research is to try to answer real-world social and economic policy questions using rigorous methods,” said Chetty.

Raj Chetty awarded Clark Medal

Prestigious economics honor considered second only to Nobel Prize

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DateApril 18, 2013March 20, 2019

Using data and statistics, Steven Levitt '89, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, makes a habit of “bringing economics into our lives.” "I took on a bunch of topics … that nobody else wanted to study, and I think it’s exactly the reason … I’ve been able to succeed,” said the author of "Freakonomics" to a packed Radcliffe Gymnasium.

Why things happen

Economist Steven Levitt ’89 specializes in analyzing offbeat trends

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DateMarch 23, 2010June 6, 2019