Anna Bernasek Returns to Campus
Author and journalist Anna Bernasek (AB '90) spoke to students enrolled in the speaker series course "Economics at Work" on February 1.
Department Chair Joel Slemrod was recently honored at the National Tax Association Annual Meeting. He was presented the Daniel M. Holland Medal for his outstanding contributions to the study and practice of public finance.
Recent research by U-M Economics Professor Lutz Kilian and Economics PhD candidate Daniel P. Murphy shows the main reasons behind recent oil price fluctuations. Click on photo to read more about research in the department.
Congratulations Class of 2012!
The Department of Economics honored our 2012 graduates at the Undergraduate Commencement Celebration on Friday, April 27, at 8 p.m. in the Power Center. Click on photo for more information.
Graduate Student Susan Godlonton helps a Malawian woman prepare a meal. Godlonton’s field research, joint with Assistant Professor Rebecca Thornton, seeks to assist the Malawi government in stemming the incidence of HIV infection in that country.
Welcome to the Department of Economics
A Message from the Chair
Economics Chair
Our Department has a long and distinguished history, and we continue this tradition of excellence today. We are a large, highly-ranked Department within what is universally acknowledged as one of the very best public universities in the country. For decades we have been known especially, but by no means exclusively, for research that applies economics to the challenging and important policy questions of the day.
The Department today continues this tradition of excellence. More
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