Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences
Website: http://economics.rutgers.edu
Chair: Barry Sopher
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Jeffrey I. Rubin
Undergraduate Adviser: Thomas J. Prusa
Professors:
Douglas H. Blair, B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Michael D. Bordo, B.A., McGill; M.S. London School of Economics; Ph.D., Chicago
Roberto Chang, B.S.S., Universidad Catolica Del Peru; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Manoranjan Dutta, B.A., M.A., Calcutta; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Ira N. Gang, B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell
Gary A. Gigliotti, B.A., Pittsburgh; M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Joseph P. Hughes, A.B., Davidson College; Ph.D., North Carolina
Mark R. Killingsworth, A.B., Michigan; B.Phil., Ph.D., Oxford
Roger W. Klein, A.B., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., Yale
Richard P. McLean, B.S., Pennsylvania State; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Martin K. Perry, A.B., Missouri (Columbia); A.M., Ph.D., Stanford; J.D., Rutgers (Newark)
Thomas J. Prusa, B.A., Georgetown; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford
Hugh T. Rockoff, A.B., Earlham College; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Jeffrey I. Rubin, A.B., Rutgers; Ph.D., Duke
Louise B. Russell, Research Professor, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research; B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., Harvard
Joseph J. Seneca, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
John Tomas Sjöström, B.A., Stockholm (Sweden); Ph.D., Rochester
Barry Sopher, B.A., Ph.D., Iowa
Norman R. Swanson, B.A., Waterloo (Canada); M.A., Ph.D., California (San Diego)
Hiroki Tsurumi, B.Comm., Hitotsubashi (Japan); M.A., Saskatchewan; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Eugene N. White, B.A., Harvard; B.A., Oxford; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois
Associate Professors:
Rosanne Altshuler, B.A., Tufts; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Colin Campbell, B.A., Columbia; Ph.D., Northwestern
Bruce Mizrach, A.B., M.A., Tufts; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Carolyn Moehling, B.A., Michigan State; Ph.D., Northwestern
Anne Morrison Piehl, A.B., Harvard; Ph.D., Princeton
Neil Sheflin, B.A., SUNY (Stony Brook); Ph.D., Rutgers
Hilary Sigman, B.A., Yale; M.Phil., Cambridge; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Assistant Professors:
Oriol Carbonell-Nicholau, B.A., M.A., Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain); Ph.D., New York
John S. Landon-Lane, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Comm., Canterbury (New Zealand); M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Filippo Occhino, Laurea in Economic and Social Sciences, M.A., Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi di Milano (Italy); Ph.D., Chicago
Daijiro Okada, B.A., M.A., Tohoku (Japan); Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Economics is the study of individual and collective decision making given the limited availability of material resources. The economics curriculum is designed to contribute to a liberal arts education by increasing a student's understanding of the economic problems that confront individuals and societies and to prepare students for graduate work in a variety of fields. Majors are expected to develop skills that permit critical analysis of important economic problems, and are exposed to a wide variety of economic policy issues.
The curriculum stresses such skills as gathering and interpreting information, predicting the consequences of specific decisions, evaluating alternative choices, and managing public and private enterprises. Computer applications are a major component of instruction. The economics major provides a sound basis for a variety of professional careers, including graduate study in economics, business, management science, law, and public policy. A successful major also is well prepared for employment opportunities that demand strong analytical skills. Students who anticipate business careers may find courses in financial economics and international economics particularly beneficial.
The department's website contains sample course sequences for students interested in preparing for graduate school in economics, law school, an M.B.A. program, or employment in the public and private sectors. Visit http://economics.rutgers.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=187 for more information.
