Finance, policy, and global warming; A Q&A with Dr. Robert Litterman

"Bringing academic insights to the public and private sectors is a key aspect of both my role as a board member of the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute at the University of Minnesota and as the Executive Editor of the Financial Analysts Journal," said Litterman.

Nobel laureate receives honorary degree

Thomas Sargent, a former University of Minnesota professor and Nobel laureate received an honorary University degree on February 4. Sargent won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011 along with Christopher Sims, both former faculty members in the University's Department of Economics.

University of Minnesota confers honorary degree on Thomas Sargent

"Pound for pound, in terms of its accomplishments in undergraduate teaching, graduate teaching and research, I regard the University of Minnesota as the best economics department in the world," said Sargent. "Graduates of the U of M form an elite group comprising many of the world's most distinguished economists. As an economist, I am especially honored and pleased to be able to say that I too have a degree from the University of Minnesota. I will treasure it."