The Department of Economics has strength in its diversity. We represent different schools of economic thought and also a very wide variety of research and teaching interests. Those fields of interest include urban economics, the broad role of government in the economy, the intersection of politics and economics, the economics of sports, international and regional-urban economics, market structure, firm behavior, market performance, and government participation in markets.
The diversity in the department is also reflected in the many courses that are offered, including The Economics of Poverty and Discrimination, The Economics of Crime, Money and Banking, The Economics of Sports, Economic Development, Urban Economics, and International Trade.
The faculty are frequent commentators for local media about economic issues as well as authors of books and numerous papers on economics.
Undergraduate Programs
The department offers the following major programs of study. Click on a name below to see the details of the program.
Applied Economics (Off-Campus Only Program)
The Faculty
Click here for a list of the department faculty.