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This Giving Day, we invite you to help amplify the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) and its powerful impact on global economic thought and policy. With nearly three dozen Nobel laureates within its ranks, BFI has become a cornerstone of UChicago’s world-renowned economics program, influencing academic research, classroom instruction, public policy, social programs, and business decisions both in the United States and worldwide. By supporting BFI, you’re contributing to one of the most influential institutions shaping the future of economics and its real-world applications.
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Your donation will directly support BFI’s mission to advance cutting-edge economic research and its impact on communities worldwide. Contributions will help fund the continued development of resources including the latest economics research library, production of educational videos, podcasts, and research briefs, as well as efforts to translate complex economic findings into accessible, visual stories. These initiatives ensure that BFI’s work reaches a broad audience, from policymakers to the public, making economic insights more actionable and impactful.
Why are donations necessary?
Donations are essential to help us expand BFI’s reach and impact. While our scholars are constantly pushing the boundaries of economic knowledge, we rely on your support to amplify that knowledge and make it accessible to a broader audience. Your contributions will help fund initiatives such as the following:
- Increasing the production of interactive insights, using cutting-edge data visualization and AI to bring complex economic research to life for students, researchers, policymakers, and lifelong learners.
- Expanding partnerships with governments, firms, and nonprofits to create cycles of evidence-based decision making that drive real-world impact and improve outcomes globally.
- Enhancing our media outreach to connect current events with the latest economic research, helping the public better understand the forces shaping the world today.
In addition to your donation, you can help by signing up for BFI’s weekly newsletter, subscribing to our podcast, engaging with us on social media, and sharing what you learn with your community. With your support, BFI can do even more this year to bridge the gap between research and real-world change.
In the words of one of our namesakes, Nobel Laureate Gary Becker, AM’53, PhD’55, “[Economics] is judged ultimately by how well it helps us understand the world, and how well we can help improve it.”