Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics
 
Lerner College Department of Economics

 
 
 
 
 

Economics supplies the answers.
 

Economics is a fascinating subject, poised at the intersections of social science, business, and public policy.  An understanding of economics principles is critical to success in business and to the design of effective government policy.  Economists study how markets work to determine what is produced, how it is produced, and how income is distributed.  Among the many topics studied in economics are the role and impact of international trade, the impact of monopoly on the economy, and the problems of unemployment and inflation. 

Many students are attracted to economics for its blend of quantitative methods, social science subject matter, and policy applications.  Economics is a terrific liberal arts major, as well as excellent preparation for careers in business and government and for further graduate and professional study.  A graduate degree in economics offers a wide variety of career opportunities in both the public and private sectors.

The University of Delaware Economics Department includes 27 full-time faculty who cover the full range of courses and fields in economics.  Our department takes great pride in both our teaching and research accomplishments.  

At the undergraduate level, we offer B.A. and B.S. degrees in Economics and a B.A. in Economic Education.  At the graduate level, we offer M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Economics, a joint MA/MBA, and an M.A. degree in Economics and Entrepreneurship for Educators (MAEEE).

You can learn more about our department and all of these programs here.  You can also stop by and see us on the 4th floor of Purnell Hall or call us at 302-831-2565.

 

 

 
 
 
 

Bragging Rights....
Economics Professors James O'Neill and Larry Seidman have been selected as the 2008 recipients of Lerner College Faculty Awards.  O'Neill won the Lerner College Outstanding Educator Award and Seidman won the Lerner College Outstanding Scholar  Award. Congratulations to both of them.

Graduate student Stela Stefanova has been chosen as one of two recipients of the 2008 University of Delaware Excellence in Teaching Award for graduate student Teaching Assistants. Read more...

Three UD PhD students have been chosen by NSF to attend the 2008 Lindau Conference of Nobel Laureates in Economics in Lindau, Switzerland in August, 2008. Read more in UDAILY

NEW FACULTY IN FALL, 2008
William Poole
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retiring President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, will join the UD Economics Department as a Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Sept. 1, 2008.  Poole will work with students across the macroeconomics curriculum, from freshman to graduate classes. Read more...

Also joining the department next year is Peter Schnabl, who is completing his PhD at MIT.  Peter specializes in economic development; his current research looks at the effect of Mexican immigration to the US on communities in Mexico. We are very happy to have Peter joining our faculty.

2008 Hutchinson Lecture A Great Success  David Hartzell, Steven D. Bell and Leonard W. Wood Distinguished Professor in Real Estate and Finance at UNC-Chapel Hill, presented the annual Hutchinson Lecture, Tuesday, April 29. Hartzell spoke about “Subprime Mortgages and Irrationality in the Credit Markets.”  The lecture series honors the late Professor Harry Hutchinson.

 

 
 
         
 
 

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