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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.

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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 Books

Recently published books by Penn Economics faculty
Faculty Journal Articles

Recent faculty journal articles from the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics.

Events

Macro Lunch
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 12:00pm - Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 1:30pm
Macro Lunch
Dick Oosthuizen
University of Pennsylvania
Industrial Organization Seminar - No seminar this week
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 3:30pm - Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 5:00pm
Industrial Organization Seminar
A Theory of Business Transfers
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 12:00pm - Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 1:30pm
Money Macro Seminar
Ellen McGrattan
University of Minnesota
(Mis)allocation of Managerial Training Within the Firm
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 3:30pm - Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 5:00pm
Empirical Micro Seminar
Anant Nyshadham
University of Michigan

News

Frank Diebold delivered the IAAE Lecture, titled "Reduced-Form vs Structural Perspectives on Melting Arctic Sea Ice,"
November 22, 2021
Frank Diebold delivered the IAAE Lecture, titled "Reduced-Form vs Structural Perspectives on Melting Arctic Sea Ice," at the International Association for Applied Econometrics
A talented team of Penn undergraduates won second place (out of 74 teams) in the 18th College Fed Challenge
November 21, 2021
A talented team of Penn undergraduates won second place (out of 74 teams) in the 18th College Fed Challenge, a national competition held annually by the Federal Reserve Board.
Department of Economics Mourns the Passing of One of its most Distinguished Alumni, Thomas F. Cooley
October 11, 2021
It is with sadness that the Department of Economics notes the passing of one its most distinguished alumni, Thomas F. Cooley. Tom taught at Penn in the mid-1990’s where he inspired a large cohort of macro students that went on to become leaders of the profession themselves.
Krishna Dasaratha, Kevin He, and Wayne Gao Win Awards at ACM EC 2021
July 15, 2021
Several faculty members and affiliates of Penn Economics have won awards at the 2021 ACM Conference on Economics and Computation: https://ec21.sigecom.org/program/awards/

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Undergraduate

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Faculty

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 Books

Faculty Journal Articles

Macro Lunch

Macro Lunch

Dick Oosthuizen

University of Pennsylvania

Industrial Organization Seminar - No seminar this week

Industrial Organization Seminar

A Theory of Business Transfers

Money Macro Seminar

Ellen McGrattan

University of Minnesota

(Mis)allocation of Managerial Training Within the Firm

Empirical Micro Seminar

Anant Nyshadham

University of Michigan

Frank Diebold delivered the IAAE Lecture, titled "Reduced-Form vs Structural Perspectives on Melting Arctic Sea Ice,"

A talented team of Penn undergraduates won second place (out of 74 teams) in the 18th College Fed Challenge

Department of Economics Mourns the Passing of One of its most Distinguished Alumni, Thomas F. Cooley

Krishna Dasaratha, Kevin He, and Wayne Gao Win Awards at ACM EC 2021