NU Economics

@NUEcon

The Department of Economics at Northeastern focuses on the application of economics to real-world issues of social importance.

Boston, MA cssh.northeastern.edu/economics/ Joined October 2013

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NU Economics @NUEcon Oct 29, 2025

.@NUGlobalNews highlights new research from @Prof_Nishith_P showing talk therapy can overcome stigma in developing nations. @NUCSSH @NU_PolicySchool news.northeastern.edu/2025/10/29/res…

news.northeastern.edu Talk therapy overcomes massive stigma in developing countries A massive new study done with youth in Nepal, revealed the intense interest and impact of talk therapy in places where stigma prevails.

NU Economics @NUEcon Oct 10, 2025

Proud of our faculty! Bilge Erten & Shuo Zhang's research on opioid policy spillover effects accepted at Journal of Health Economics. @BilgeErten @ShuoZhang3648 @NUCSSH cssh.northeastern.edu/economics/2025…

NU Economics @NUEcon Sep 26, 2025

.@Northeastern @NUCSSH Associate Professor @BilgeErten, @JosephEStiglitz & @EricVerhoogen co-authored new research on the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act for the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. #BPEA brookings.edu/articles/emplo…

www.brookings.edu Employment impacts of the CHIPS Act | Brookings

NU Economics @NUEcon Sep 18, 2025

Congratulations to Philip Strumine on successfully defending his dissertation "Experimental and Observational Evidence in Healthcare and Reproductive Markets." Kudos as well to his committee: Mindy Marks, Silvia Prina, and Robert Triest! @NUCSSH

NU Economics @NUEcon Sep 17, 2025

Northeastern students help shape economic development policy during trip to Rwanda news.northeastern.edu/2025/09/15/nor… via Northeastern Global News @NUCSSH

news.northeastern.edu From the capital to remote villages, Northeastern students help steer Rwanda's future Northeastern students spent a month in Rwanda meeting with people across the country and sharing what they learned with government officials.