Submissions due tomorrow for PIER 2026 at Williams! Tell all your undergrads to submit their econ research - we'd love to see them share it with us at this friendly conference May 2.
The great @catiehausman.bsky.social from U Michigan visited us last week to share important new work about orphan oil and gas wells!
We were honored to host the great @itsafronomics.blacksky.app at Williams this week - what a powerhouse! She shared so much about her journey, her research for her fantastic new book The Double Tax, and how we can make the workplace (and the economics profession) better!
We are excited to announce the upcoming PIER 2026 conference, celebrating undergrad econ research! The conference will be May 2; submissions due Mar 20. Submit here: sites.google.com/williams.edu...
Our keynote speaker is the great @caitlinmyers.bsky.social!
We learned a lot listening to our colleague Ken Kuttner on the latest @econofact.bsky.social podcast, "The Risks of Politicizing the Federal Reserve." Check it out!
econofact.org/podcast/the-...
Williams Economics was honored to welcome 2023 Nobel Laureate Professor Claudia Goldin (Harvard) to share her work on "Why Women Won." She shared fascinating trends and patterns, and ended by telling students, "Follow your curiosity. Don't worry about where it will take you!"
We're excited to welcome folks Sat May 2 for PIER 2026 - an undergraduate economics research conference! Featuring student research presentations & keynote by @caitlinmyers.bsky.social! Williams students are welcome to drop in for great econ research. sites.google.com/williams.edu...
We learned so much at PIER 2026 (our undergrad econ research conference) yesterday! We had an inspiring keynote talk by @caitlinmyers.bsky.social, a panel moderated by Raquel Jardim '27.5 & featuring Jillian Stallman '16, Helene Hall '18, & William Chen '19, + over a dozen research presentations.
you guys, the Econ department @williamseconomics.bsky.social is awesome - you should visit if you can. Friendly people who really love economics and want to better understand it together.
I had a great time at Williams' PIER undergraduate research conference this weekend! It was such an impressive group of young scholars, and I loved the engaged and constructive audience feedback. 10/10 will recommend to students in the future :-) @williamseconomics.bsky.social
Ken Kuttner on how and why central banks are set up to be insulated from political pressure, and the economic consequences of a failure of central bank independence.
*LA Times Best Science Book of 2025* As seen on NBC NEWS, ABC NEWS, CBS MORNINGS, ESSENCE, FORBES, NPR, and more Why is it so expensive to be a woman in America? From a rising star in economics come...
We are excited to announce the upcoming PIER 2026 conference, celebrating undergrad econ research! The conference will be May 2; submissions due Mar 20. Submit here: sites.google.com/williams.edu...
Our keynote speaker is the great @caitlinmyers.bsky.social!
Williams College Economics Department
Williams College Economics Department
The great @catiehausman.bsky.social from U Michigan visited us last week to share important new work about orphan oil and gas wells!
We learned so much at PIER 2026 (our undergrad econ research conference) yesterday! We had an inspiring keynote talk by @caitlinmyers.bsky.social, a panel moderated by Raquel Jardim '27.5 & featuring Jillian Stallman '16, Helene Hall '18, & William Chen '19, + over a dozen research presentations.
Catie Hausman
Caitlin Myers
Met some future economists, had the best salmon burger of my life, and caught up with one of my favorite professors from #EconTwitter #EconSky @sarahjacobson.bsky.social!
Thank you, Williams College, for having me. ðŸ˜
