Our Mission
To promote path-breaking scholarly research, enhance teaching in the area of international economics and finance, and contribute to the policy dialogue on these issues. Through its research initiatives, the Clausen Center will engage in continued dialogue with policy makers and pursue work that is rigorous, insightful, and firmly anchored in reality.
News & Events
Panel on Economics and Geopolitics in U.S. International Relations: China, Europe, and the Global South
On Thursday, Feb. 16, starting at noon the Clausen Center and UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix will co-sponsor a panel discussion on 'Economics and Geopolitics in U.S. International Relations: China, Europe, and the Global South". The event will be held in the...
Mathilde Muñoz Wins WTO 2022 Essay Award for Young Economists
The winner of the 2022 WTO Essay Award for Young Economists is Mathilde Muñoz of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at the University of California, Berkeley. Her paper, “Trading Non-Tradables: The Implications of Europe’s Job...
Clausen Center Faculty Director Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas Named IMF Economic Counsellor
Today, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced its intention to appoint the Faculty director of UC Berkeley’s Clausen Center, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, as its new Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, starting January 24, 2022. Pierre-Olivier writes:...
Sergii Kiiashko Named Clausen Ukraine Fellow
Sergii Kiiashko, an assistant professor at the Kyiv School of Economics and a senior researcher at the Department of Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis of the National Bank of Ukraine, has been named the Clausen Center Ukraine Fellow for the 2022-2023 academic...
Watch the Panel Discussion: The Economic Consequences of COVID-19
Last spring, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented shutdown of the global economy. Governments (mostly in advanced economies) responded with an array of programs, including increased unemployment benefits, stimulus payments, small business assistance loans,...