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2022 Inaugural Bravo Center Workshop on the Economics of Algorithms
On September 23, 2022 the Bravo Center in the Economics Department hosted the Inaugural Workshop on the Economics of Algorithms. The conference was interdisciplinary in nature, with speakers from computer science to law to economics, and research topics included fairness, discrimination, and machine learning. Thank you to all who attended and participated in the workshop!
Inaugural Bravo Center Workshop on the Economics of Algorithms will be held on September 23, 2022
The inaugural Bravo Center Workshop on the Economics of Algorithms will be held on September 23, 2022 in the PSTC Seminar Room (Mencoff Hall 205). This workshop will be held in person in Providence, RI. Please RSVP to the workshop...
Bravo Center Funding Applications - Next Application Deadline: September 2, 2022
The Bravo Center is currently accepting funding requests for research projects. Interested parties should submit an application by September 2, 2022. Please follow the guidelines for research grants at the Bravo Center. Applicants may...
Bravo Center Funding Applications - Next Decision Date: December 10, 2021
The Bravo Center is currently accepting funding requests for research projects. Interested parties should submit an application at least one week before the following decision date: December 10, 2021. Please follow the guidelines for research grants at the Bravo Center. Applicants may...
Bravo Center Funding Applications - Next Decision Date: September 2, 2021
The Bravo Center is currently accepting funding requests for research projects. Interested parties should submit an application at least one week before the following decision dates: September 2, 2021 and December 10, 2021. Please follow the guidelines for research grants at the Bravo Center. Applicants may...
Professor Matthew Pecenco Appointed as the Orlando Bravo Assistant Professor of Economics
Professor Matthew Pecenco has been appointed as the Orlando Bravo Assistant Professor of Economics as of July 1, 2021. More info...
Bravo Center Funding Applications
The Bravo Center is currently accepting funding requests for research projects. Interested parties should submit an application at least one week before the following decision dates: May 6, 2021, September 2, 2021, and December 10, 2021. Please follow the guidelines for research grants at the Bravo Center. Applicants may...
Graduate Student Summer 2020 Support
During summer 2020, the Bravo Center supported 5 graduate students to further develop their own dissertation research and/or work with faculty on joint research projects. More info on the students and their projects...
Bravo Center Working Paper Series Submissions
The Bravo Center welcomes scholars in the Department of Economics to contribute to the Orlando Bravo Working Paper Series. All faculty members are welcome to release their papers to the Series, while graduate students must obtain and acknowledge a faculty member as a sponsor. Faculty sponsors should evaluate graduate papers based on whether the paper is about to be submitted to a journal and whether the paper is...
Teddy Mekonnen Appointed as the Orlando Bravo Assistant Professor of Economics
Professor Teddy Mekonnen has been appointed as the Orlando Bravo Assistant Professor of Economics as of July 1, 2020. More info...
April 18, 2019
News from Brown
$25 million Bravo Family Foundation gift will amplify Brown’s high-impact economics scholarship
Generous support from the foundation will fund the creation of the Orlando Bravo Center for Economic Research, expanding the scope of research in the University’s top-ranked economics department.
January 10, 2019
News from Brown
Highlighting Brown’s distinction in economics
With an increased focus on unearthing novel data sources for analysis, Brown’s economics scholars are bringing new insights to complex problems and teaching the next generation of researchers and policymakers to do the same.