Raj Chetty: 2013 Clark Medal Recipient

SALIENCE AND TAXATION : THEORY AND EVIDENCE Raj Chetty

A central assumption in public finance is that individuals optimize fully with respect to the incentives created by tax policies. In this paper, we test this assumption using two empirical strategies. First, we conducted an experiment at a grocery store where we posted tax-inclusive prices for 750 products subject to sales tax for a three week period. Using scanner data, we find that posting ta...

Matthew Gentzkow, Winner of the 2014 Clark Medal

T he 2014 John Bates Clark Medal of the American Economic Association was awarded to Matthew Gentzkow of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. The citation recognized Matt’s “fundamental contributions to our understanding of the economic forces driving the creation of media products, the changing nature and role of media in the digital environment, and the effect of media on educa...

In Honor of Andrei Shleifer: Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal

Historical snapshot: Dr. Mary E. Walker, Civil War surgeon, Medal of Honor recipient.

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Introducing Nicolas G. Bazan, the 2007 recipient of the Proctor Medal.

It is my honor to introduce this year’s recipient of the Proctor Medal, Nicolas G. Bazan. By any measure, Nic is a big man. A welcome from him usually includes a big bear hug. He also has a huge appetite for life, for curiosity, for innovation, for the growth of young scientists, and for food and music. As a consequence, his work has been extraordinarily honored with prizes similar to today’s P...