EGC Quarterly Newsletter, Summer 2025
Celebrating Our Graduates
Today we congratulate a diverse group of Yale graduates at different levels, who are moving on to the next steps in their lives and careers: our graduating economics PhD students; the International and Development Economics (IDE) Masters students who are moving on to a variety of research and policy jobs; our departing postgraduate associates who have helped enable a wide array of EGC research; and the graduating seniors in EGC’s network, including interns who have contributed to many areas of our work.
The Economic Growth Center community congratulates them on their achievements and looks forward to their next steps. We present an overview here while inviting you to read our Commencement news article with many more details and reflections!
2025 Yale Economics PhDs in Development & Trade
Timothy Hersey will join the University of Chicago in a teaching position; Jack Liang will join Temple University as an Assistant Professor; Matthew Schwartzman will join the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor; Lindsey Uniat will join the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
The IDE Class of 2025
This year’s graduates of the International and Development Economics Master’s program will go on to a variety of positions in academia, finance, and policy, including the International Growth Centre, Yale Tobin Center, and Oliver Wyman.
EGC Postgraduate Associates
Carmen Arbaizar Mazas will begin a PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics; George Taylor will pursue a PhD at the University of California; Akash Uppal will begin a PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics.
Yale College Class of 2025
We also celebrate the achievements of Yale undergraduates who studied international development – particularly those who worked with us as EGC Interns. During their time with us, they analyzed data from key ongoing research projects, wrote articles about a range of international development research, and helped plan and run our many events.
IDE Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Director Mike Boozer reflects on IDE's 70th anniversary
Current students and alumni gathered to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the IDE program.
At a 2025 reunion event, longtime IDE Director Michael Boozer spoke about the program's history.
How an Early Vision of Training Global Economists Led to Yale’s IDE Master’s Program
Yale economist Robert Triffin’s expansive vision and the Ford Foundation’s post-World War II priorities helped shape IDE’s unique approach to training development economists.
In Conversation
Ana Cecília Fieler and Guillermo Noguera on global trade & current tensions
Affiliates of EGC’s Markets & Development initiative discuss global value chains and how trade affects firms, workers, and economies – with broad implications for our current era of trade disruptions.
EGC Affiliate Spotlight
Costas Meghir on the economics of early childhood development
How early in a child’s life should interventions take place to ensure the best long-term outcomes? Costas Meghir is examining how children can reach their full developmental potential through cost-effective and scalable programs.
Events
North East Universities Gender Day 2025: Advancing Research on Gender Economics
This day-long event brought together early-career and senior scholars in the northeastern United States to explore the role of gender in the economy.
New EGC Discussion Papers
Attanasio & Meghir with evidence on the impact of early childhood intervention in Colombia; Morton on the creation and distribution of surplus from global value chains; Ryan on firm selection and growth in carbon offset markets.