Link: Article/Interview @ Yale Department of Economics
Brodhead Prize for Teaching Excellence
by Luke Strathmann.
In May 2023, Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis awarded Evangelia (Eva) Chalioti the Richard H. Brodhead Prize for teaching excellence for her “meticulous approach to teaching difficult economics courses with remarkable clarity.” Eva, a senior lecturer and associate chair in the Department of Economics, teaches some of the Department’s newest courses, including ‘Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation,’ as well as larger core lecture courses such as ‘Intermediate Microeconomics,’ foundational to the hundreds of students completing the economics major. In the prize citation, students called Eva’s teaching ‘flawless,’ ‘organized,’ ‘engaging,’ ‘incredible,’ and ‘wise.’ One student noted Eva’s ability to “break down the most complex economic theory into digestible steps. She engages students with relatable empirical examples, and more than anything it is clear that she cares about her students and wants them to succeed.”
Several students celebrated Eva’s ability to weave practical, empirical research examples into courses, making the material more meaningful and interesting. One student said, “When discussing the economics of innovation, she provided examples from competition between Windows and Apple, and when discussing the theory of networks she brought in discussions of Facebook and Snapchat. She knows what kind of empirical examples students can relate to, and she draws them in to bring to life complex theoretical models.” Another student mentioned that her unique, relevant, and practical assignments help prepare students for what is expected in the world outside of academics.
Eva has been a member of the Department of Economics since 2017, and currently teaches three courses for the Department and one for the MBA for Executives in the Yale School of Management. Below, she speaks about the award, her approach to teaching, and her background and research interests.
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Link: Article @ Yale Economics
Link: Yale Economics 2023 Annual Magazine (PDF)
Link: Article @ Yale Daily News
Yale Economics 2023 Annual Magazine. Intermediate Microeconomics had over 300 students in Fall 2023 and was one of the three most popular courses at Yale, as reported by the Yale Daily News.
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Link: Article @ Kathimerini.gr.gr (In Greek)
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Link: Article @ Yale Department of Economics
2019-20 Merton J. Peck Prize Recipients
Six Economics faculty have been selected to receive the 2019 Merton J. Peck Prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching. This year’s distinguished faculty members are: Evangelia Chalioti, Phil Haile, Marina Halac, William Hawkins, Cormac O’Dea, and Aleh Tsyvinski. “I would like to congratulate all the of the recipients of this year’s Merton J. Peck Prize for their wonderful, engaged efforts at educating our undergraduates in economics,” said department chair, Tony Smith. “And let me underscore again that in light of Joe Peck’s many contributions to the study of economics at Yale, especially to undergraduate education, it is most appropriate that this prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching be named for him.” The Merton J. Peck Prize was established in 2018.
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2018-19 Inaugural Merton J. Peck Prize
Thirteen Economics faculty have been selected to receive the Merton J. Peck Prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching. As the award’s inaugural year, the prize covers both sustained excellence in teaching over the past decade, as well as more recent teaching efforts. The distinguished faculty members are: Marnix Amand, Steven Berry, Michael Boozer, Evangelia Chalioti, Mira Frick, William Hawkins, John Eric Humphries, Tolga Koker, Michael Peters, Larry Samuelson, David Swensen, Dean Takahashi, and Aleh Tsyvinski.
In a letter to the prize recipients from Department Chair, Dirk Bergemann, he wrote, “In light of Joe Peck’s many contributions to the study of economics at Yale, especially to undergraduate education, it is most appropriate that this prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching be named for him.” Joe Peck’s scholarship contributed greatly to the understanding of economics in a wide range of important industries ‐‐ including transportation and aluminum – the economics of technological change, and governmental defense‐procurement policy.
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