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The Economics Department, located in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences, is ranked among the top ten in the U.S. Its faculty, productive and research-oriented, is committed to the advancement of economic science.

PIER: Penn Institute for Economic Research

PIER was established in 1993 to create an environment that will enhance the role of Penn as one of the leading institutions for the study of economics.
IER: International Economic Review

The International Economic Review was established in 1960 to provide a forum for modern quantitative economics.
Philadelphia Federal Statistical Research Data Center

Through the Philadelphia FSRDC, faculty and students affiliated with consortium institutions are able to conduct statistical analysis of a wide range of non-public microdata.

LATEST COVID-19 ECONOMICS RESEARCH

Cutting Edge Research on COVID-19 Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Economics Faculty.
Letter from the Chair

Welcome to the Economics Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
Faculty Publications

Recent faculty publications from the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics

The Economics department relocated to the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics (PCPSE). The center houses the departments of Political Science and Economics.

News

Penn Today spoke with economists Francis Diebold and Jesús Fernández-Villaverde to learn about recessions, what makes this one unique, and what to expect in the coming months.
June 25, 2020
The U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February as the viral pandemic started its sweep across the nation. That determination earlier this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research officially ended the longest economic expansion in American history. Penn Today spoke with economists Francis Diebold and Jesús Fernández-Villaverde to learn about recessions, what makes this one unique, and what to expect in the coming months.
Economics Major Zeyu Chen, C’21, Named a 2020 Key Into Public Service Scholar
June 24, 2020
Economics major Zeyu Chen, C’21, has been selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar by The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated interest in working in the public sector and possess a strong academic record in the liberal arts and sciences.
The Department of Economics dedicates new online space to cutting-edge pandemic research.
May 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on all aspects of society. With an eye toward examining these myriad angles, the Department of Economics has assembled a wide range of research covering topics from how lockdowns affect non-COVID visits to the emergency room to the long-term effects of social and economic distancing. The repository for these projects is the content-rich Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER) web site.
Economics Major Arya Akal has been selected as the Undergraduate Honorable Mention for the 2020 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
May 22, 2020
Economics Major Arya Akal has been selected as the Undergraduate Honorable Mention for the 2020 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award. Penn Global is committed to honoring international students who have prioritized global engagement by bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world.

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PIER: Penn Institute for Economic Research

IER: International Economic Review

Philadelphia Federal Statistical Research Data Center

LATEST COVID-19 ECONOMICS RESEARCH

Letter from the Chair

Faculty Publications

The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics

Econometrics Seminar

Econometrics Seminar

Juan Rubio-Ramirez

Emory University

Econometrics Seminar

Econometrics Seminar

Peter Reinhard Hansen

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Arctic Sea Ice

Econometrics Lunch

Frank Diebold

University of Pennsylvania

Econometrics Seminar

Econometrics Seminar

Robert Kaufmann

Boston University

Penn Today spoke with economists Francis Diebold and Jesús Fernández-Villaverde to learn about recessions, what makes this one unique, and what to expect in the coming months.

Economics Major Zeyu Chen, C’21, Named a 2020 Key Into Public Service Scholar

The Department of Economics dedicates new online space to cutting-edge pandemic research.

Economics Major Arya Akal has been selected as the Undergraduate Honorable Mention for the 2020 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award