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UNDP's Dr. Pedro Conceição speaks with the Einaudi Center during the Oct. 3–5 CRADLE conference on the state of the global economy.
Read moreThe 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.
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Our program is the first university-wide economics department created by a merger with the ILR School’s Labor Economics Department and the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.
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UNDP's Dr. Pedro Conceição speaks with the Einaudi Center during the Oct. 3–5 CRADLE conference on the state of the global economy.
Read moreServing children more nutritious meals didn't reduce their taste for sweets, but promoted healthier weight over time by reducing added sugar and fat consumption, a Cornell-led study found.
Read moreEconomists from around the world will come to campus Oct. 3-5 to explore the changing global economy.
Read moreNeil Cholli, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in economics, has received a grant from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth to study how inequality affects economic growth and well-being in the U.S.
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