Economics
RESEARCH
Our faculty conducts high quality research in such areas as international economics, applied microeconomics, econometrics, environmental economics, financial economics, and macroeconomics. Our faculty has presented research at more than 15 conferences and published over 30 scholarly articles in the last three years, including articles in top economics journals such as American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Journal of Economic Theory. Our current research is available online in our working paper series.
SEMINARS
We hold a weekly seminar series, which has included speakers such as Ed Prescott and Karl Shell.
TEACHING
Our department offers an undergraduate major and minor in economics through both the School of Business and Arts and Sciences. At the graduate level, we offer a Masters and PhD program.
MISSION
The objective of the program of studies in economics is to:
- Attract the "best and brightest" to our program.
- Staff the economics courses with talented, dedicated faculty.
- Provide curricula that give students the concepts, knowledge, and skills necessary to be successful in their chosen professions.
- Provide curricula that give students a foundation in economics that will serve them in the business world.
- Create a real-world connection for students through classroom materials and the use of guest lecturers.
- Provide an excellent economics foundation for non-economics graduates.
- To provide the community with fully qualified graduates capable of tackling the most challenging positions.
