He is among 30 new Fellows recently elected to the Econometric Society
UCLA Social Sciences
UCLA professor of economics Ariel Burstein was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society, an international society that recognizes contributions to the advancement of economic theory and its applications. He is among 30 new Fellows elected to the Society on Oct. 8.
Burstein’s research focuses on trade and international macroeconomics. His recent projects have studied the impact of trade on the college wage premium, firms’ incentives to innovate, the impact of immigration on labor market outcomes, and the aggregate welfare gains from international trade and from international financial integration. His research has appeared in leading academic journals including, the American Economic Review, Econometrica, the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. He currently serves as a co-editor in the Journal of Political Economy: Macroeconomics, and has also served as co-editor at the Journal of International Economics and associate editor at the American Economic Review.
Founded in 1930, the Econometric Society promotes research that advances economic theory through mathematics and statistics. Election as a Fellow is among the profession’s distinguished honors, with candidates nominated by members and elected by the Society’s active Fellows.
“The Fellows represent the highest authority of the Society,” said Nobu Kiyotaki, president of the Econometric Society, in a statement.
Since the Society began electing Fellows in 1931, only 1,254 scholars have received the distinction, including the 2026 class. According to the Society, 90 of its Fellows have received the Nobel Prize in Economics.
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