Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences
Website:
https://economics.rutgers.edu
Chair: John Landon-Lane
Undergraduate Program Director: Barry Sopher
Distinguished Professors:
Michael D. Bordo, B.A., McGill (Canada); M.S.,
London School of Economics; Ph.D., Chicago
Roberto Chang, B.S.S., Universidad Catolica Del
Peru; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Hugh T. Rockoff, A.B., Earlham; M.A., Ph.D.,
Chicago
Norman R. Swanson, B.A., Waterloo (Canada);
M.A., Ph.D., California (San Diego)
Eugene N. White, B.A., Harvard; B.A., Oxford;
M.A., Ph.D., Illinois
Professors:
Oriol Carbonell-Nicolau, B.A., M.A., Pompeu
Fabra (Spain); Ph.D., New York
Ira N. Gang, B.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D.,
Cornell
Joseph P. Hughes, A.B., Davidson; Ph.D., North
Carolina
Jennifer Hunt, S.B.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Harvard
Todd Keister, B.S., Duke; Ph.D., Cornell
Mark R. Killingsworth, A.B., Michigan; B.Phil.,
Ph.D., Oxford
Roger W. Klein, A.B., California (Berkeley);
Ph.D., Yale
John S. Landon-Lane, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Comm.,
Canterbury (New Zealand); M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Yuan Liao, B.A., Tsinghua
(China); Ph.D., Northwestern
Richard P. McLean, B.S., Pennsylvania State;
M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Stony Brook
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
Thomas J. Prusa, B.A., Georgetown; M.A., Ph.D.,
Stanford
Hilary
Sigman, B.A., Yale; M.Phil., Cambridge; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
John Tomas Sjöström, B.A., Stockholm; Ph.D.,
Rochester
Barry Sopher, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Iowa
Associate Professors:
Colin Campbell, A.B., Columbia; Ph.D.,
Northwestern
Neil Sheflin, B.A., Stony Brook; Ph.D., Rutgers
Xiye Yang, B.A., Peking; Ph.D., Amsterdam
Assistant Professors:
Amanda Agan, B.A., George
Mason; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Jacob Bastian, B.A., Azusa
Pacific; M.A., New York; Ph.D., Michigan
Zhifeng Cai, B.A., Hong Kong;
Ph.D., Minnesota
Carlos
Esquivel, B.A., ITAM; Ph.D., Minnesota
Rosemary
Kaiser, B.S., Ball State; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison
Bingxiao
Wu, B.A., Tsingua (China); Ph.D., Northwestern
Ruonan
Xu, B.A., Fudan; Ph.D., Michigan
Associate Teaching Professor:
Daijiro Okada, B.A., M.A.,
Tohoku (Japan); Ph.D., Stony Brook
Assistant Teaching Professor:
Alex Hohmann, B.S., M.S.,
Drexel; M.A., Rutgers
Teaching Instructors:
Michael Elgawly, B.A.,
M.B.A., Rutgers
Raymond Stone, B.A., New York;
M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers
Faculty Emeriti:
Rosanne
Altshuler, B.A., Tufts; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Douglas Blair, B.A., Swarthmore;
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Jessie
Hartline, B.S., Maryland; M.B.A., New York; Ph.D., Rutgers
Matityahu Marcus, B.A., CUNY; Ph.D., Brown
Jeffrey
Rubin, B.A., Rutgers; Ph.D., Duke
Louise
Russell, B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., Harvard
Shanti
Tangri, B.S., Punjab (India); M.A., East Punjab (India); Ph.D. California
(Berkeley)
Hiroki
Tsurumi, B.Comm.,
Hitotsubashi (Japan); M.A., Saskatchewan
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.
Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students 
