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Articles on EGC History

EGC was the first development research center in a major US university to focus on using quantitative methods to understand economic development.

Documenting the rich history of the EGC

Pioneering women at EGC and Yale Economics

The outstanding lives and careers of women who helped found EGC and demanded greater equality in the profession – profiled in a series by Lisa Qian '20, former EGC Communications Intern.

Latin American economists at EGC in the 1960s and 70s

Prominent Latin American economists – some having been forced out of their positions in their home countries by repressive regimes – found an intellectual home at EGC in the 60s and 70s. A series of articles by EGC Communications Interns Lisa Qian and Aiden Lee tells their stories.

Diaz Alejandro
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