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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.

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.
IER: International Economic Review

The International Economic Review was established in 1960 to provide a forum for modern quantitative economics.
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.

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.
Economics Day 2019 Highlights

Economics Day is our annual celebration to recognize outstanding achievements by undergraduate and graduate students and exemplary teaching by economics faculty.
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

Go Big or Buy a Home: Student Debt, Human Capital and Wealth Accumulation
Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 12:00pm - Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 1:00pm
Macro Lunch
Luca Mazzone
University of Zurich visiting Penn
Perceived Ability and School Choices
Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 3:30pm - Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 5:00pm
Empirical Micro Seminar
Matteo Bobba
Toulouse School of Economics
Local Information in Informal Risk-Sharing Networks
Monday, October 21, 2019 - 12:00pm - Monday, October 21, 2019 - 1:30pm
Micro Theory Lunch
Wayne Gao
University of Pennsylvania
With A Little Help From My Friends: Cross-Correlations, Machine Learning and Macro Forecasting
Monday, October 21, 2019 - 12:00pm - Monday, October 21, 2019 - 1:30pm
Econometrics Lunch
Boyuan Zhang
University of Pennsylvania

News

Economics Professors Receive National Science Foundation Grants
October 4, 2019
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds research and education in science and engineering, through grant support. Several Economics Professors received NSF Grants this year,
Making a Difference in Diverse Communities.
September 19, 2019
Economics professors Jere Behrman and Petra Todd were awarded a grant through the SAS initiative "Making a Difference in Diverse Communities."
The Economics Department Welcomes New Faculty for 2019-20
September 12, 2019
The Economics Department Welcomes New Faculty: Wayne Gao and Joachim Hubmer.
Economics Senior David Wigglesworth's Project was selected as one of four finalists for the International Atlantic Economic Society’s 15th annual Best Undergraduate Paper Competition.
August 19, 2019
Economics Senior David Wigglesworth's “Crop Production and Climate Change: The Importance of Temperature Variability” selected as one of four finalists for the International Atlantic Economic Society’s 15th annual Best Undergraduate Paper Competition.

Luca Mazzone

University of Zurich visiting Penn

Matteo Bobba

Toulouse School of Economics

Wayne Gao

University of Pennsylvania

Boyuan Zhang

University of Pennsylvania