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The Becker Friedman Institute @UChicago supports inquiry on significant economic and policy questions. RT/Follow ≠ endorsement.
Chicago, Illinois
Joined November 2011
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A student of Nobel laureate Gary Becker, Peña makes human capital theory accessible for everyone—connecting economic ideas to everyday life. 📍Reception + book signing with refreshments!
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What is human capital—and why does it shape everything from parenting to work to health? 💡 Join us Oct 29, 2025, for a book talk with Pablo Peña on Human Capital for Humans. 🎁 First 30 attendees get a free copy! 🔗 RSVP here: https://t.co/dKhabVnbit
#BookTalk #UChicago
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HUGE congrats to Philippe Aghion who shared the Nobel Prize in Economics this morning! Philippe and his work with fellow laureate Peter Howitt on "sustained growth through creative destruction” have been instrumental for the Growth Academy from @BeckerFriedman and @WorldBank
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The 2025 laureates in economic sciences Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt studied the mechanisms behind sustained growth. In an article from 1992, they constructed a mathematical model for what is called creative destruction: when a new and better product enters the market, the
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Individuals seeking a live representative for government help have varying success rates across states and service types. Research from Oeindrila Dube (@HarrisPolicy), @m_sendhil, and @Devin_G_Pope (@ChicagoBooth)
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Individuals seeking information about government programs often experience a paucity of customer support and an onerous application process, according to recent reports, adding additional hurdles to...
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Stay informed with BFI's Weekly Briefing🗞️—your source for the latest research insights, upcoming events, and more from the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics. 👉Subscribe now: https://t.co/NJf3scgd2A
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Rising health care prices are passed onto employers as higher insurance premiums. The result? ⬇️ employment ⬇️ wages ⬇️ tax revenue ⬆️ overdoses https://t.co/gDCLXFYGit
@HarrisPolicy's @zarekcb, @zackcooperYale, @stuartcraig, @LevKlarnet, Ithai Lurie, & Corbin Miller.
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Since 2000, prices in the United States health care sector have increased more than prices in any other part of the economy. While in most markets consumers pay for price hikes directly, in the...
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Commercial AI detectors far outperform open-source tools—Pangram achieves near-zero error, while some open-source models misclassify up to 78% of human text as AI. A new framework helps weigh false positives vs. missed AI. Research by Jabarian & Imas.
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Generative Artificial Intelligence tools have been adopted faster than any other technology on record, giving rise to writing that is either assisted or entirely completed by Large Language Models...
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Economists gathered at the Becker Friedman Institute to celebrate Fernando Alvarez at 60—honoring his groundbreaking contributions, mentorship, and friendship. A true tribute to a scholar who’s shaped both ideas and lives. 🎉 https://t.co/s6pwPau6OD
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New technologies that scale easily, are cheap to adopt, and require organizational learning can create superstar firms that dominate for long periods—gaining lasting advantages over predecessors and new entrants. Research by Ma, Pugsley, Qin & Zimmermann.
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In recent years, researchers and the business media have focused attention on superstar firms, or that small set of top companies that account for a large share of output. However, though we unders...
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Nobel laureate @heckmanequation explains why ages 0–5 shape lifelong outcomes. From the Perry Preschool Program’s lasting health gains to parent-focused interventions and “dynamic complementarity,” early skills build later ones. Listen and watch now:
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Nobel laureate James Heckman explains why ages zero to five are critical for brain development and lifelong outcomes. He discusses the Perry Preschool Program’s surprising health benefits 35 years...
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Parental income and family structure during childhood shape adult income—especially in middle childhood and adolescence. These effects complement one another across key developmental stages. Research by Yoosoon Chang, @sndurlauf, Bo Hu & Joon Park.
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A rich literature within economics focuses on , or, the relationship between parents’ socioeconomic status and their children’s outcomes later in life. While much research focuses on how parents’...
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🚀 Launch your research career at the University of Chicago! Chicago Experiments is hiring a Research Professional to work on cutting-edge empirical economics — labor, education, behavioral & more. Apply/more info:
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The 2025 Relational Contracts Conference united economists and legal scholars to share new insights and spark collaboration on relational contracts and governance. Co-hosted by @UChicagoLawEcon & @RelConWorkshop. https://t.co/BsdquXi8UT
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This paper finds that many #students in a centralized college admissions system neglect the option value of their choices, leading them to make overly cautious decisions. Read: https://t.co/BF1eE3DQ7J Subscribe: https://t.co/D9p0iBwRp1
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@UChicago friends! I'd be delighted to see you on October 30 for my talk at the @BeckerFriedman student lunch series.
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Revisiting George Stigler’s The Case for Economic Literacy reminds us that the need for broad economic understanding is as vital today as it was half a century ago. Check out this blog post from E4E 👉
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By Carl Coates September 29, 2025 — George J. Stigler’s article The Case, If Any, For Economic Literacy turned 55 this past spring. His assertions are nowhere close to retirement. In fact they remain...
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What happened to contraceptive choices after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision reversed Roe v. Wade? UChicago’s @GallenYana analyzes insurance claims from millions of Americans to uncover surprising patterns. 🔗 Listen/Watch on YouTube now: https://t.co/wiilhOxqcO
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Thrilled with the success of this event, and the conversations and questions that it inspired. Thank you, @BeckerFriedman and all those who attended!
That’s a wrap on the 2025 AI in Social Science Conference! Two days of dialogue across economics, sociology, law, AI, and more—exploring how AI will change social science, and how social science will shape AI.
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