NY Times writer and Klarman '79: Civil debate can change minds
A live and online audience of nearly 1,000 tapped into an ongoing conversation between Bret Stephens and Seth Klarman about media, democracy, education and the nature of debate.
The Cornell University Department of Economics offers a unique combination of theoretical and analytical rigor, and concern for real world problems. An unusually broad range of courses gives students an understanding of the way economies operate and an insight into public issues. Currently, the department has more than 50 faculty members, 500 majors, 100 Ph.D. students, and serves over 5,000 students on campus each year.
Department of Economics News
Alum took his case all the way to the Supreme Court – and won
Wine importer Victor Owen Schwartz ’80 has made global headlines with his company’s successful battle against tariffs; an update
Three Cornellians named Schwarzman Scholars for study in China
A Cornell student and two alumni have been named Schwarzman Scholars for the 2026-27 academic year and will spend it in a master’s program in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
Threats to Fed independence already taking an economic toll
While market movements have been modest so far, they signal declining trust in the ability or willingness of future FOMC members to achieve the Fed's inflation objectives, says Cornell economist Ryan Chahrour.
Celebrating the journey with our December A&S grads
December graduates walk the stage this month, so we sat down for a talk with three A&S grads who’ve taken different pathways through Cornell.
Universities’ role in society goes beyond education, research
Americans broadly agree that universities should engage in a range of societal issues beyond their core education and research missions.
Hidden markets unveiled in talk by Wharton economist Nov. 4
Wharton economist Judd Kessler will pull back the curtain on the hidden markets that determine who gets what in everyday life.
Nobelist explores women’s role in the workplace—and lives it
Economist and Harvard professor Claudia Goldin ’67 studied under eminent Big Red faculty members Alfred Kahn and Walter LaFeber
Born at Cornell, embraced by policymakers
Cornell University helped pioneer the collaborative field of behavioral economics, where economists and psychologists work side by side to uncover how human behavior drives decision-making in markets and beyond.
Click here to read more about the impact of our behavioral economics research
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Development Workshop | Vrinda Kapoor
Weill Hall
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Rockefeller Hall
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Bill and Melinda Gates Hall
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