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    Charles F. Roos
    (1901-1958) B.A., 1921; M.A., 1924; Ph.D., 1926; Rice Institute. Charles F. Roos was director of research of the Cowles Commission from September 1934 to January 1937. He was National Research Council Fellow in mathematics 1926–28; assistant professor of …
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    Charles F. Roos (1901-1958)
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    Tjalling C. Koopmans
    (1910-1985) Ph.D., University of Leiden, 1936 Tjalling C. Koopmans lectured at the Rotterdam School of Economics and served on the staff of the Netherlands Economic Institute, 1936–37. From 1938 to 1940 he was engaged in business-cycle research at the …
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    Tjalling C. Koopmans (1910-1985)
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    Harold T. Davis
    (1892-1974) A.B., 1915 and Ll.D., 1949, Colorado College; A.M., Harvard University, 1919; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1926 Harold T. Davis was associated with the Cowles Commission since its beginning, spending several months each year in the …
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    Harold T. Davis (1892-1974)
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    New Faces of Cowles
    The Cowles Foundation has welcomed several new research staff members over the last two years. A brief bio-sketch follows introducing our members who represent a diverse range of fields in Economics. Orazio Attanasio Orazio Attanasio is the Cowles Professor …
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    Leah Boustan
    Leah Boustan is a Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic History Program at Yale University. She is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where she is co-director of the Development of the American Economy Program. …
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    Leah Boustan
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    Jacob Marschak
    (1898-1977) Ph.D., University of Heidelberg, 1922; M.A. by decree from the University of Oxford, 1935 Jacob Marschak studied at the Technological Institute at Kiev, and the Universities of Berlin and Heidelberg. Marschak accepted an appointment as …
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    Jacob Marschak (1898-1977)
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    Congratulations to the Economics PhD Class of 2022!
    … Professor. Vitor’s personal website is: https://www.sites.google.com/site/vitorapossebom/ Follow Vitor on … as a data scientist. Sourav’s personal website is: https://sites.google.com/view/souravsinha-econ Follow Sourav on … over the business cycle by focusing on collateral and default in an infinite-horizon production economy. He solves …
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    Congratulations to the Cowles 2023-2024 Arvid Anderson Fellows!
    The Cowles Foundation is excited to announce and congratulate the 2023-24 recipients of the Arvid Anderson Prize Fellowship in Economics . The six graduate students are: Carlo Cusumano, Tianyu Fan, Daniel Graves, Jack Liang, Dana Scott, and Nick Wu. The …
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    Theodore O. Yntema
    (1900-1985) A.B., 1915 and Ll.D., 1949, Colorado College; A.M., Harvard University, 1919; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1926 Theodore O. Yntema became director of research of the Cowles Commission at the time of the move to Chicago in September 1939. He …
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    Theodore O. Yntema (1900-1985)
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    Herbert E. Scarf
    In Memoriam: Herbert Scarf (1930 – 2015) Sterling Professor Emeritus of Economics, Yale University Ph.D., Mathematics, Princeton University, 1954 M.A., Princeton University, 1952 A.B., Temple University Herbert Scarf began his career at the Rand …
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    Winnie van Dijk
    Winnie van Dijk is an economist whose research uses large, linked data sets to study the causes and consequences of poverty in high-income countries. Professor Van Dijk's work combines frontier econometric methods with the collection and curation of new …
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    Winnie van Djik
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    Consumer Bankruptcy, Mortgage Default and Labor Supply
    … Consumer Bankruptcy, Mortgage Default and Labor Supply … Consumer Bankruptcy, Mortgage Default and Labor Supply We specify and estimate a lifecycle … environment where individuals may file for bankruptcy or default on their mortgage. Uncertainty in the model is driven …
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