Date: June 30 to July 1, 2023 Location: Leuven, Belgium The conference focuses on the dialogue between the disciplines of economics, philosophy, and Christian theology. The conference will provide an opportunity to engage with and learn from a diverse group of global leading thinkers in these, and other, disciplines. Motivated by a widely documented anthropological…
Wondering about who join CREDO’s mentoring program? Or why do they join? Or what do they do? Here we bring to you a short interview with one of the mentorees. We hope it inspires more mentorees! Tell us about yourself (academic profile, faith, …) I am currently a 2Y student in Northwestern University’s Financial Economics…
Dear readers, As it is a recurrent tradition now, this month we have CREDO’s inaugural annual keynote lecture. The speaker will be Melissa S. Kearney, a Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. Her talk is titled The Family Gap: How inequality in family structure is widening class gaps in society. The event will be online,…
Anthony Annett is an economist, with a keen interest in Catholic social teaching and in the intersection of ethics and economics more broadly. He currently works as a Climate Change and Sustainable Development Advisor at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. A CREDO member, this year he published a book titled Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can…
CREDO had our inaugural virtual monthly rosary on the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, hosted by John Larrivee and Maggie Triyana, who are both CREDO mentors. It was great to pray together as a group, reconnect with friends and colleagues, and meet new ones. Join us for November’s virtual rosary to pray for…
We would like to share with you a new Call for Papers for the conference titled “Economics for the Common Good: The Work of Christian Economists“. It is being organized by the Association of Christian Economists and the Department of Economics and Business at Hope College, United States. Submissions are due January 15th 2023. Several…
Peter Arcidiacono, a member of CREDO’s Mentoring committee (and a mentor himself) has released a new video about the mentoring program. To watch it, and to learn more about the program, the mentors and their availability, click here. As always, any question please direct them to him (psarcidi@mac.com) or Borja Larrain (flarraic@uc.cl). And stay tuned…
CREDO is excited to introduce a monthly virtual rosary! The goal of the initiative is to pray together and get to know other Catholic economists. The inaugural event will take place on October 7, 2022, 3 pm EST (convert to your local time here), coinciding with the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. It…
CREDO is excited to host our inaugural virtual panel for students who are preparing for the job market on September 13, 2022 at 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern time. The panelists include economists in academia and policy research. They have generously agreed to share a few tips, including what they’re looking for in a candidate,…
We reported last February that CREDO member Ted Tsukahara was named “Professor of the Year” at Saint Mary’s College of California. Some weeks ago, he was finally awarded that honor, after which he gave a special lecture. Below is the video of the lecture. In a communication from Ted to us, he stated: The last…