Understanding individual behaviors and social outcomes
With a focus on optimality and efficiency, Economics informs and explains public policy, business strategies and household decisions
About
Economics looks into the ways in which individuals, organizations and governments make choices regarding the allocation of limited resources to unlimited wants and needs. It helps understand past history, interpret today’s headlines, and form predictions about the future.
Using theoretical models, empirical data and statistical methods, Economics evaluates programs, studies human behavior, and explains social outcomes and patterns, at the micro and the macroeconomic levels.
The Economics research area of the Department covers Labour Markets, Development Economics, Dynamic Macroeconomics, Public Economics and Empirical Methods
Research takes place at:
Research groups
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Empirical Methods Group
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Development Economics
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and New Technology (EINT)
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Dynamic Macroeconomics
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Labour Market
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Public Economics