Between the market and the state, how should society be organized, and who should control the commanding heights of the economy? How should societies best respond to the existential threat of climate change? How can we optimally design policies that reduce poverty and income inequality? To what extent does self-interest explain the decisions of individuals in the marketplace and beyond?
Our Economics program is ideally suited to people who are interested in such intellectual challenges. Develop your analytical and critical-thinking skills in a highly interactive, tightly-knit, and bilingual community. Ours is a collaborative program, not just in how it is delivered but also through its relationships around the world. Our professors have a global reach and a wide variety of specializations including macroeconomics, international trade, industrial organization, finance, immigration, public economics, innovation economics, public health, the history of economic thought, and data science.