CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT: Professor Pearce
DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: Professor Ramsey

The Department of Economics offers a curriculum that prepares students for professional careers in industry, universities, and government. A major or minor in economics is also useful as a background for careers in law, health, international affairs, business management, public administration, journalism, and politics.

Despite the fact that the department is large, student-faculty rapport is excellent, with advanced and honors students working individually with professors.

The economics faculty is involved in active research, using the University’s excellent computer facilities and libraries. Many faculty members are associated with research institutes. The C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, directed by Professor Jonathan Eaton, bridges the gap between academic research and decision making in business and government. It analyzes issues with important economic and social consequence and disseminates the results of its research to the business community through a series of conferences, monographs, seminars, and research papers. The Institute for Economic Analysis, directed by Edward Wolff, explores theoretical and empirical questions using input-output as a primary tool of analysis.

Faculty

Professor Emeritus:
Kirzner

Paulette Goddard Professor of Political Economy:
Benhabib

Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Economics:

Gertler

Jay Gould Professor of Economics:
Nadiri

Silver Professors; Professors of Economics:
Gale, Ray

Professors:
Bai, Baumol, Benoît, Caplin, Chen, Denoon, Easterly, Eaton, Fernandez, Flinn, Frydman, Gately, Jovanovic, Leahy, Lizzeri, Nyarko, Ordover, Pearce, Ramsey, Rubinstein, Sargent, Schotter, Stacchetti, Violante, Wilson, Wolff

Associate Professors:
Bisin,Lagos, Ludvigson, Ok, Prager, Rizzo

Clinical Associate Professors:
Harper, Lieberman

Assistant Professors:
Benigno, Comin, Eliaz, Frechette, Lee, Schneider, Stoye, Wiswall, Yue

Clinical Assistant Professors:
Kitsikopoulos, Thapar