&nbsp;<h2>BC PhD alums score hat trick</h2>
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<font size="-1">The October, 2014 issue of one 
the profession's most prestigious journals, <i>American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics</i>, contains <i>three</i> articles highlighting the work of alumnae/i of the department's Ph.D. program. The first is "Fiscal Policy and MPC Heterogeneity", by Tullio Jappelli (PhD'88) and Luigi Pistaferri. Jappelli is currently a professor at University of Naples Federico II.<p>

A second article, "Medium Term Business Cycles in Developing Countries", was coauthored by 
Diego Comin, Norman Loayza, Farooq Pasha (PhD'13) and Luis Serven. Pasha is an economist at the State Bank of Pakistan.<p>

Third in the lineup: "The Political Economy of the Greek Debt Crisis: A Tale of Two Bailouts", by Silvia Ardagna (PhD'00) and Francesco Caselli. Ardagna is currently a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.<p>

Congratulations to all for their well-respected research work!

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<address>08 Oct 2014</address>