Larry Sjaastad, scholar of international economics, 1934-2012

William Harms — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:12 -0500

Larry Sjaastad, professor emeritus of economics and a leading expert on trade in Latin America, died May 2. A resident of Hyde Park, he was 77.

Sjaastad made fundamental contributions to economics across a wide spectrum of topics including public finance, international economics and exchange rate theory.

“Larry’s teaching and the bonds he made with students have had a huge effect in Latin America,” said Jorge Garcia-Garcia, PhD’75, a senior evaluation...

Chicago Booth's Epley wins award from American Psychological Association

Allan Friedman — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:00 -0500

Nicholas Epley, a social psychologist on the faculty of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, has been selected to receive the 2011 American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of social psychology.

The early career award honors researchers for contributions made during the first nine years after receiving their PhD. He is the first faculty member at a business school to receive the award...

UChicago News

Larry Sjaastad, scholar of international economics, 1934-2012

Chicago Booth's Epley wins award from American Psychological Association