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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.
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.

Letter from the Chair

Welcome to the Economics Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Market 2022-2023
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
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

Some Impossibility Results for Inference with Network Data
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 12:00pm - Monday, April 3, 2023 - 1:00pm
Econometrics Lunch
Oriol González-Casasús
University of Pennsylvania, PhD Candidate
Vig Data
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 12:00pm - Monday, April 3, 2023 - 1:30pm
Micro Theory Lunch
Juan Sagredo
University of Pennsylvania
Social Interactions with Endogenous Group Formation
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 4:30pm - Monday, April 3, 2023 - 6:00pm
Econometrics Seminar
Shuyang Sheng
University of California at Los Angeles
Acute Climate Risks on Capital and Labor Market Reallocation
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 12:00pm - Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 12:30pm
Empirical Micro Lunch
Ji Hwan Kim
University of Pennsylvania, PhD Candidate

News

Cuimin Ba, a graduate student in the economics department, has been selected to participate in the 2023 Review of Economic Studies tour.
March 24, 2023
Cuimin Ba, a graduate student in the School of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Economics at Penn, has been selected to participate in the 2023 Review of Economic Studies tour. The REStud tour, which has been held annually since 1989, selects some of the most promising graduating doctoral students in economics and finance to present their research at several economics departments across Europe.
Professors Diebold and Behrman in top 70 among global Economics and Financial Scientists
March 7, 2023
Professors Diebold and Behrman in top 70 among global Economics and Finance Scientists: Based on H citation indices within economics, Professors Frank X Diebold and Jere R Behrman ranked high among the best Economics and Finance Scientists in the 2023 Edition of Ranking of Best Scientists in the field of Economics and Finance.
The NBER is announcing the Robert Summers Economic Measurement Fellowship
February 17, 2023
To promote research on economic measurement and to strengthen ties between the academic and practitioner communities working in this area, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Conference on Research on Income and Wealth (CRIW) will sponsor five fellowships for economic statisticians working in government statistical agencies and international organizations to attend the CRIW meeting at the 2023 NBER Summer Institute in Cambridge, MA.
Former Penn Economics graduate, Chiara Scotti (PhD, 2005), was appointed senior vice president and director of research overseeing the Dallas Fed's Research and Statistics Departments..
February 3, 2023
Chiara Scotti will serve as senior vice president and director of research, overseeing the Dallas Fed’s Research and Statistics departments and advising President and CEO Lorie Logan on monet

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Philadelphia Federal Statistical Research Data Center

PIER: Penn Institute for Economic Research

IER: International Economic Review

Letter from the Chair

Job Market 2022-2023

LATEST COVID-19 ECONOMICS RESEARCH

Faculty Books

Faculty Journal Articles

Some Impossibility Results for Inference with Network Data

Econometrics Lunch

Oriol González-Casasús

University of Pennsylvania, PhD Candidate

Vig Data

Micro Theory Lunch

Juan Sagredo

University of Pennsylvania

Social Interactions with Endogenous Group Formation

Econometrics Seminar

Shuyang Sheng

University of California at Los Angeles

Acute Climate Risks on Capital and Labor Market Reallocation

Empirical Micro Lunch

Ji Hwan Kim

University of Pennsylvania, PhD Candidate

Cuimin Ba, a graduate student in the economics department, has been selected to participate in the 2023 Review of Economic Studies tour.

Professors Diebold and Behrman in top 70 among global Economics and Financial Scientists

The NBER is announcing the Robert Summers Economic Measurement Fellowship

Former Penn Economics graduate, Chiara Scotti (PhD, 2005), was appointed senior vice president and director of research overseeing the Dallas Fed's Research and Statistics Departments..