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.
Read more
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.
The Economics Department is committed to fostering an inclusive culture and positive climate for all at Cornell University and in the Economics profession more broadly. Learn more about our diversity and inclusion initiatives here.
More About the Department
Where to find us:
Main Office Location:
Uris Hall, Fouth Floor, Room 404
Google Map Directions to Uris Hall
Labor Economics Office
Ives Hall Faculty Building, Second Floor, Room 273
Google Map Directions to Ives Hall
Mailing Address
Department of Economics
Cornell University
109 Tower Road
404 Uris Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853-2501
Phone: (607) 255-4254
Fax: (607) 255-2818
Online Community:
Join us on LinkedIn
Like our popular Facebook Page
Follow us on Twitter
Upcoming Events
Mar
04
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Mar
06
Thursday
11:40 AM
Mar
11
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Mar
11
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Mar
18
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Mar
18
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Collaboration Across the University
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.
This partnership offers a wide range of economic perspectives, bringing the theoretical approach of the College of Arts and Sciences together with the empirical approach and policy focus of the ILR School.
Economics News
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.
Read more
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.
Read more
Winter Session 2025 registration is now open 
Online Winter Session classes run January 2–18, 2025, including course offerings from economics and archaeology in A&S.
Read more
World at a Turning Point interview
Arpit Chaturvedi Cornell MPA'18 and Larasati Eka Wardhani MPA'25 interviewed Luis Felipe López-Calva Ph.D. ‘99, global director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank Group during The World at a Turning Point: Cornell Conference on Development Economics and Law.
Read more
World at a Turning Point interview
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 more
Kids don’t need to love salads to maintain healthy weight
Serving 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 more
Economics conference considers tech, political impacts on global economy
Economists from around the world will come to campus Oct. 3-5 to explore the changing global economy.
Read more