Research is one of the Department’s central missions. Our faculty both develop and harness state-of-the-art methods to shed light on how the world works.
We organize our research expertise into four broad areas, although a faculty member (and even a particular research project) often contributes to multiple areas. Each research area hosts a weekly faculty research seminar.
This research area focuses on applied microeconomic research that typically employs empirical methods to understand our world.
This research area develops the statistical methods used to study economic phenomena and is a long-standing strength of the department.
This research area focuses on the broader functioning of our domestic and international economy.
This research area focuses on microeconomic research that typically uses a theoretical approach to understand our world.