The authors present details of a research-based course in development economics taught at a private liberal arts college. There were three key elements in this class: teaching of applied econometrics, ...

Analyze the actors and tools that shape economic growth in developing countries, from the perspective of both agencies and banks and the recipient countries affected by their policies. Driving ...

Gig or sharing economy platforms such as Uber, Airbnb, Grubhub and Taskrabbit are rapidly redefining the meaning of work, innovation and prosperity in post-industrial capitalist economies. How has ...

The world needs flexible thinkers who confront complex situations and help resolve problems in positive ways that are neither narrowly political nor purely profit-driven. Drexel University’s Bachelor ...

The World Bank, in collaboration with George Washington University (GWU) and the University of Virginia (UVA), hosted the 1st World Bank-GWU-UVA Conference on “The Economics of Sustainable Development ...

An economics bachelor’s degree prepares you to collect and analyze information, monitor economic trends, and develop forecasts to guide industries in making critical decisions. Three Dynamic Tracks: ...

The Ph.D. program in Managerial Economics & Strategy (MECS), a program offered jointly by the Departments of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences (MEDS) and Strategy, emphasizes the use of ...

To view courses offered by semester go to the on-line schedule, descriptions of all economics courses are available through the Catalog. The Open Course List shows which courses still have open seats.

Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources. The subject of this course is microeconomics, which examines the decision making of individuals and firms with regard to consumption, ...

The major in economics is designed for students who wish to explore the theoretical and empirical techniques of economics, and to learn how these techniques complement other perspectives learned at ...