Want to learn more? Join Gabriel Zucman on June 23 for The Billionaire Tax: a (Modest) Proposal for the 21st Century. Join us in person or on Zoom by registering here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Meet the insurgent economists promoting a global wealth tax in this Financial Times article. ft.com/content/859ef9… Prof. Zucman will speak at UC Berkeley on June 23: events.berkeley.edu/ls/event/stone…

Should homeless people get housing first, or mental health treatment first? UC Berkeley PhD student Sydney Costantini tracked 300,000 veterans for 3 years to find out. Her findings challenge assumptions – right as Trump ends Housing First. econ.berkeley.edu/stories-interv…

UC Berkeley isn’t just the No. 1 public research university in the nation — it’s a force for the public good. Every discovery we make is built to serve society, from confronting climate change and improving access to clean drinking water to advancing cancer treatments and

What happens when a university eliminates ALL exams? New article by Marco Badilla Maroto, based on his co-authored research, tracks graduates from Costa Rica's bold experiment—no tests, only group projects. The career outcomes reveal surprising insights. econ.berkeley.edu/stories-interv…

This is incredible: the coalition of the willing to tax the super-rich keeps growing, and keeps growing fast In just a few days, Spain, Brazil, South Africa—and now Chile—have committed to working together to make billionaires pay This is the beginning of a new era

A breakthrough study co-authored by Supreet Kaur shows 20-minute daily "brain workouts" improved students' grades across multiple subjects, whether math problems or games. Mental endurance = transferable skill. 👇

In its newest ranking of America’s Top Colleges, Forbes placed UC Berkeley at #1 among public universities and #5 nationwide based on academic, financial and career outcomes for undergraduate students. news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/27/uc-…

(1/2) Can eliminating traditional exams in favor of group projects lead to better outcomes for students after graduation? Yes, according to a new study led by Berkeley Economics Ph.D. student Marco Badilla (Marco Badilla Maroto). Learn more: bit.ly/4mqkLTm

(2/2) At Berkeley Economics, Prof. Enrico Moretti’s work in labor economics has shed new insights on the job market. Listen to him speak at a recent KQED panel discussion on tech layoffs, unemployment + Bay Area jobs: bit.ly/3USZaqS

New research reveals the hidden "why" behind economic policies: Yale/Berkeley economists show whether interventions work via efficiency, risk-sharing, redistribution, or time effects.

1/7 Do people really work less as countries get richer? New research by UC Berkeley’s Emmanuel Saez and Amory Gethin shows the story is more complicated. 🧵 🔗 cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…

A new research series focuses on 5 "second look" policies in California, showing that about 12,000 people have been resentenced under these 5 reforms: capolicylab.org/news/new-resea… #CJReform #California #CaLeg