Student creates company focused on luxury African bags
The newest episode of Startup Cornell, a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, features Cornell senior Micere Mugweru ’25, the founder of Mizoma Africa.
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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.
Department of Economics News
O Canada! Former Big Red player runs popular hockey bar in NYC
A passion project for Denis Ladouceur ’02, who majored in economics in A&S, The Canuck is a haven for his countrymen—offering beer, poutine, and games on TV.
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Where computer scientists and economists talk to each other
In a world that’s growing more connected every day, economists and computer scientists need to work together. Cornell researchers have thought this way for years, and the rest of the world is catching on.
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Gain knowledge from Big Red experts—without leaving home
The University’s online learning platform, eCornell, offers a dizzying variety of content; here’s a sampling, from AI to wines to real estate.
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December graduates charted their own course 
The December Recognition Ceremony, held Dec. 22 in Barton Hall, celebrated 500 August and December graduates.
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Your December 2024 reads
This month’s featured titles include a history Harlem by a government alum and a prof’s memoir about his education under Apartheid.
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Working moms set an example for the next generation
A girl who attends a school with classmates whose mothers work is more likely to be in the workforce when she has a child herself than a girl who grows up in local circles where most mothers stay at home, Cornell researchers have found.
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Economic woes: Can Trump fix inflation?
Will President Donald Trump’s policies rectify the high prices Americans are seeing? Kaushik Basu, professor of economics at Cornell, says inflation is beyond the control of the party in power and is shaped by other actors.
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Where computer scientists and economists talk to each other
In a world that’s growing more connected every day, economists and computer scientists say they need to work together. Cornell researchers have thought this way for years, and the rest of the world is catching on.
Read more about this intellectual movement led by Cornell with impacts on the tech industry, U.S. government policy, social media, and the current rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Economics Events
Mar
27
Thursday
11:40 AM
IO & Econometrics Workshop - Philip Haile
Statler Hall
165
Mar
27
Thursday
11:40 AM
S. C. Tsiang Macroeconomics Workshop - Charles Engel
Sage Hall
B11
Apr
07
Monday
11:40 AM
Labor & Trade Economics Workshop: Jessie Handbury
Ives Hall
115
Apr
08
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Behavioral Economics Workshop - Manasvini Singh
Sage Hall
B01
Apr
08
Tuesday
11:40 AM
IO & Public Economics Workshop - Sarah Waldfogel
Phillips Hall
407
Apr
10
Thursday
11:40 AM
Econometrics Workshop - Bodhi Sen
Malott Hall
224
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