Faculty Profile
Professor Emeritus George Murphy received his Ph.D. from University of Washington.Research interests include: Necessary conditions for the rise of economic complexity, and the sources of patterns and stabilities in economic analyses of that complexity. Analysis of the impact of foreign ownership on the U.S. political economy.
Events For Today
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Upcoming Events
May 27, 2013
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Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics
(UCLA) -- "TBA"
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. in Bunche Hall 9383
May 28, 2013
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Proseminar in Economic History
Laura Salisbury (Boston University)
12:30-1:30 p.m. in Bunche Hall 9294
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Laub Foundation Workshop in Industrial Organization
Paul Ellickson (University of Rochester-Simon) -- "TBA"
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. in Bunche Hall 9383
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Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics
Hilary Hoynes (UC Davis)
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in Bunche Hall 9383
May 29, 2013
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Workshop in International and Development Economics
Bruce Blonigen (University of Oregon) -- "Air Transport and Urban Growth: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment"
3:30 - 4:50 p.m. in Bunche Hall 9383
Professor Lloyd Shapley wins the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics
UCLA is proud to offer our warmest congratulations to Lloyd Shapley who shared the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics with Alvin Roth of Harvard University... Read More
Professor Emeritus Harold Demsetz : 2013 Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Harold Demsetz who has been selected as a 2013 Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association. His fellow awardees were Stan Fischer, Jerry Hausman and Paul Joskow. This is a great honor to a colleague and friend who has for over forty years exemplified the best of the UCLA tradition.
UCLA Economics Department mentioned in May 2013 Esquire magazine article!
The May 2013 edition of Esquire magazine features an article titled "How to Start a Business" with advice coming from Ace of Cakes founder, Duff Goldman and his father Morrie Goldman (a UCLA Economics alumnus).
In addition to providing advice about starting a successful business, the article includes recognition for the strength of UCLA's Economics department! Morrie Goldman states "A shout -out to UCLA's superb economics program- it changed my life for the better."
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Winter 2013 Undergraduate Newsletter
Please take a look at our newsletter of the Undergraduate Roundtable. Please email roundtable@econ.ucla.edu with suggestions for the future issues. (Past issues)
Understanding the Current Economic Crisis: UCLA Economists Speak Out
In recent months, UCLA economists have actively written and spoken about the current economic crisis. We have compiled links (in chronological order) to the various opinions and ideas put forth by our economics faculty on issues such as how the current disaster was allowed to develop, how the proposed economic policies are likely to work, and what the future holds for our economy.
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