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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.

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.
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.

2019-20 Job Market Candidates

Penn Ph.D. students seeking jobs during the 2019-20 academic year.
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.

Events

Human Capital Formation in a Frictional College Market
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 12:00pm - Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 12:30pm
Macro Lunch
Coby Wittman
University of Pennsylvania
Job Heterogeneity and Employment Fluctuations
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 12:30pm - Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 1:00pm
Macro Lunch
Jinfeng Luo
University of Pennsylvania
How much should we trust estimates of firm effects and worker sorting?
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 3:30pm - Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 5:00pm
Empirical Micro Seminar
Thibaut Lamadon
University of Chicago
Competitive Search
Monday, March 2, 2020 - 12:00pm - Monday, March 2, 2020 - 1:00pm
Micro Theory Lunch
Nawaaz Khalfan
University of Pennsylvania

News

2020 Econometrics Conference to be held in Honor of Frank Diebold
February 11, 2020
In spring 2020 the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will host a conference, "The Econometrics of Macroeconomic and Financial Data: A Conference in Honor of Francis X. Diebold,"
Dirk Krueger Becomes New Editor of the International Economic Review
January 9, 2020
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2020, Dirk Krueger has assumed the role of Editor of the International Economic Review. He succeeds Harold L. Cole who has held the position since July 2011. The Department owes Hal a debt of gratitude for his outstanding service to the Department and the profession at large for leading the IER, and strengthening its position as one of the leading general interest journals of the economics profession.
The Knight Foundation Invests in A New Initiative on the Economics of Digital Services: Providing a Foundation for Evidence-Based Decision Making
December 17, 2019
The Knight Foundation made a $350,000 investment in a new project at the University of Pennsylvania Law School Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition as part of a $3.5 million initiative to inform the national debate on rules, norms and governance of the internet and digital platforms.
Congratulations to Penn Econ's College Fed Challenge Team!
November 13, 2019
Penn undergraduate Econ students Elizaveta Brover, Justin Guo, Renan Muta, Aman Virdi, and Catherine Wang are participating in the College Fed Challenge and won the regional competition. The team will now move on to the national competition

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Graduate

Faculty

IER: International Economic Review

Philadelphia Federal Statistical Research Data Center

PIER: Penn Institute for Economic Research

2019-20 Job Market Candidates

Letter from the Chair

Faculty Publications

The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics

Human Capital Formation in a Frictional College Market

Macro Lunch

Coby Wittman

University of Pennsylvania

Job Heterogeneity and Employment Fluctuations

Macro Lunch

Jinfeng Luo

University of Pennsylvania

How much should we trust estimates of firm effects and worker sorting?

Empirical Micro Seminar

Thibaut Lamadon

University of Chicago

Competitive Search

Micro Theory Lunch

Nawaaz Khalfan

University of Pennsylvania

2020 Econometrics Conference to be held in Honor of Frank Diebold

Dirk Krueger Becomes New Editor of the International Economic Review

The Knight Foundation Invests in A New Initiative on the Economics of Digital Services: Providing a Foundation for Evidence-Based Decision Making

Congratulations to Penn Econ's College Fed Challenge Team!