• Assistant Professor Openings

  October 5, 2011

  The Department of Economics has two or more tenure track Assistant Professor positions available. Interested candidates can see the postings on EconJobMarket.

• Devin Reilly wins this year's Lawrence Robbins Prize

  September 23, 2011

  Devin Reilly won the Lawrence Robbins Prize which is awarded at the end of each year to the student judged to be the best in the first year class.

• Former graduate Lars-Hendrik Röller, PhD 1987, is Germany's Chief Economic Adviser

  July 1, 2011

  We congratulate our former graduate student, Lars-Hendrik Röller, PhD 1987, who was appointed Director General of the Economic and Financial Policy Division of the German government by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

• Professor Behrman Appointed to NIH/NICHD Advisory Council

  June 10, 2011

  Professor Jere Behrman was invited by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and he agreed to serve as...

• Former graduate Alassane D. Ouattara, PhD. 1972, is President of Cote d'Ivoire

  May 3, 2011

  We congratulate our former graduate student Alassane D. Ouattara, Ph.D. 1972, who was elected and recently installed as President of Cote d'Ivoire.

• Three Professors Receive Teaching Awards

  April 21, 2011

  Dr. Rebecca Stein is the recipient of the Provost Award for Teaching Excellence by Non-Standing Faculty.

• Economics Day - April 15, 2011

  April 15, 2011

  Celebrated for over 30 years, Economics Day is an occasion to recognize outstanding teaching and research achievements by undergraduate and graduate students and exemplary teaching by economics faculty.

• Teaching Awards

  April 15, 2010

  In April, 2010, Professor Andrew Postlewaite won the Kravis teaching award for tenured faculty and Professor Flavio Cunha the award for tenure-track faculty, with Cunha winning for the second year in a row!

• Former Penn economics graduate student Ernesto Cordero named Mexican Minister of Finance

  December 15, 2009

  We congratulate our former graduate student, Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo, on his appointment as Mexico's Minister of Finance. He received his MA in economics from Penn in 1998.

• Former Penn Economics Professor Awarded Nobel Prize

  October 19, 2009

  Professor Oliver Williamson was awarded the 2009 Nobel prize in economics, along with Professor Elinor Ostrom, for his analysis of economics governance and of the boundaries of the firm. He was a member of the Penn Economics faculty from 1965-1983 and much of the research for which he was awarded the Nobel prize was carried out during his time at Penn.