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Economics

Our Programs and Curriculum

 

Economics at Northwestern

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Our world-class department owes its reputation to outstanding faculty dedicated to teaching and research, as well as engaged students who take advantage of learning opportunities in and beyond the classroom.

The Economics major and minor are open to all undergraduates. The Ph.D. program has 125 students in residence. 

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Our Faculty

 

Learn about faculty accomplishments, publications and news.

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Meet our Faculty

Our distinguished faculty includes fellows of the American Economic Association, members of the National Academy of Sciences and editors of the American Economic Review and other prestigious journals. Longtime faculty member Dale Mortensen was winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Economics.

 

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Recent Publications

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Mar Reguant

MAR REGUANT ELECTED AS ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY FELLOW

Mar Reguant has been elected as one of the 42 2024 Fellows by The Econometric Society.
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Harry Pei and NSF CAREER Award

Harry Pei wins NSF CAREER Award

Harry Pei has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Pei is an assistant professor of economics at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences whose research focuses on game theory. He will receive $462,400 over five years from NSF’s Division of Social and Economic Sciences to hire and mentor research assistants.

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Economics Video Series

 

Learn about the innovative research of our faculty.

News and Events

 

Weekly Seminars

 
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Our weekly seminars bring renowned economists from universities around the globe. Explore all 7 of our seminar series, which are held in fall and spring quarters.

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Events

 
Nov
20
2024
Economics 501: Graduate Student Seminar

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston

Daniela Arriaga Borja (Northwestern University): "Formalization under Incomplete Information: Can Knowledge of Legal Rights Shift Domes...

Nov
21
2024
HELP Lunch Seminar

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston

Speaker: Zincy Wei Title: The Political-Economic Determinants of Choosing Traditional Medicine in India Abstract: Traditional medicine ...

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News

 
Charles Manski's new book, Discourse on Social Planning under Uncertainty, to be published by Cambridge University Press
Molly Schnell featured on Parent Data podcast
Robert J. Gordon awarded honorary doctorate degree from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Robert J. Gordon featured at 2024 Jeco conference in Lyon
Martin Eichenbaum featured on Economics Matters podcast

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