About Us

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.

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Where to find us:

Main Office Location:
Uris Hall, Fouth Floor, Room 404
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Labor Economics Office
Ives Hall Faculty Building, Second Floor, Room 273
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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

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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.

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

Self-fulfilling rankings boost agencies’ power, influence

Cornell researchers developed a theoretical model that suggests an explanation for ratings produced by firms like Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch, or the World Bank.

Grateful to be together: Meet the extraordinary class of 2022

Hear about the Cornell experiences of some of the amazing students in our graduating class.

Travel Grants Help Graduate Students Conduct Research Across the Globe

The Graduate School awarded over 100 Research Travel Grants totaling $204,196 in 2021-22, the largest group of grants awarded since the pandemic began interrupting travel.

'We lobbied Tompkins County to support a housing program for formerly incarcerated people'

Cosimo L. Fabrizio is an Economics & Government major.

'BlackGen Capital is my proudest accomplishment'

Alec Dinwiddie is an economics major.

'The ability to come at a problem from multiple angles is valuable'

Perri Thaler is an Astronomy and Economics major.

'The hardest part of doing anything new is deciding to do it'

Anna Aki McDougall is an economics major.

Francesca Molinari portrait — Francesca Molinari

Francesca Molinari Wins Willard G. Manning Memorial Award

Francesca Molinari, H.T. Warshow and Robert Irving Warshow Professor in the Department of Economics, was recently awarded the Willard G. Manning Memorial Award along with her co-author Charles Manski, Board of Trustees Professor at Northwestern University, for their paper "Estimating the Covid-19 in...