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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.
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.

Letter from the Chair

Welcome to the Economics Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
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.
LATEST COVID-19 ECONOMICS RESEARCH

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

Recently published books by Penn Economics faculty

Events

The Effects of the ACA on Pharmaceutical Consumption and the Direction of Innovation
Thursday, September 1, 2022 - 3:30pm - Thursday, September 1, 2022 - 4:45pm
Empirical Micro Seminar
Zhemin Yuan
University of Pennsylvania
The Effects of Early-life Skills on College Major Choices
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 12:00pm - Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 1:00pm
Empirical Micro Lunch
Shasha Wang
University of Pennsylvania
Micro Theory Seminar
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 4:00pm - Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 5:30pm
Micro Theory Seminar
Teddy Mekonnen
Brown University
Welfare Assessments with Heterogeneous Individuals
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 4:00pm - Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 5:30pm
Money Macro Seminar
Eduardo Dávila
Yale University

News

Mira Potter-Schwartz has been selected as one of the 4 Finalists for the 18th Annual International Atlantic Economic Society (IAES) Best Undergraduate Paper Competition
August 16, 2022
The Department of Economics would like to congratulate Mira Potter-Schwartz on her achievement of being selected as one of the 4 finalists for the 18th annual International Atlantic Economic Society (IAES) Best Undergraduate Paper Competition
The Phi Betta Kappa Society announced the Elmaleh Prize for an Undergraduate Essay in the Social Sciences for 2022 and the winner is an Economics Major
August 15, 2022
The Phi Betta Kappa Society announced the Elmaleh Prize for an Undergraduate Essay in the Social Sciences 2022 and the Department of Economics is excited to announce that the prize was awarded to Ashmit Vyas who was an Economics Major
The Phi Beta Kappa Society announced the thesis prize winners for 2022 and one of the three winners was an Economics major
August 12, 2022
The Phi Beta Kappa Society announced the three thesis prize winners for 2022 and the Economics Department is excited to announce that one of the winners was a Department of Economics major, Mira Potter-Schwartz
Ethan Kallett, May 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, with distinction in Economics, named a 2022 Yenching Scholar
June 2, 2022
Ethan Kallett, a May graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences with distinction in Economics, from Vienna, Virginia, has been named a 2022 Yenching Scholar.

Zhemin Yuan

University of Pennsylvania

Shasha Wang

University of Pennsylvania

Teddy Mekonnen

Brown University

Eduardo Dávila

Yale University