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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.
A generation after liberalization transformed its economy, India is again confronting a turning point. In "The Indian Economy: Navigating a Global Turning Point," Kaushik Basu and co-authors offer an assessment of where India stands and what it must do next.
Yale economist Kerwin Charles will deliver Cornell University’s 2026 Staller Lecture on racial labor market inequality Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in Olin Hall. The event highlights Charles’ influential research on economic inequality and his leadership as dean of the Yale School of Management.
Twenty new faculty have joined the College of Arts & Sciences this year, strengthening departments and programs with their wide-ranging expertise and filling numerous leadership roles for the College and university.
New books by Cornell scholars examine India’s economy, cultural heritage and global conflict. College of Arts & Sciences authors analyze development challenges in India and document endangered South Caucasus heritage.
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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Undergraduate Program
Why study at Cornell? The Economics Department is shared by both the College of Arts & Sciences and by the ILR School, and we offer a variety of services to the Cornell undergraduate community.
Graduate Program
Our Ph.D. program field faculty consists of 91 economists drawn from the Economics Department and other departments and colleges across the university, offering students many opportunities. Students can focus their doctoral research on a wide range of economics-related topics
