Meet the alum behind some of music's biggest rights deals
Steve Salm ’93 is a founding partner at the firm that owns the catalogs of Genesis, KISS, Imagine Dragons, and much more.
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A unique combination of academic rigor and concern for real world problems
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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Upcoming Events
Oct
02
Monday
11:40 AM
Labor Economics Workshop: Eliza Forsythe
Ives Hall
115
Oct
03
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Behavioral Economics Workshop: Ricardo Perez-Truglia
Statler Hall
165
Oct
03
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Econometrics Workshop: Ruonan Xu
Uris Hall
498
Oct
03
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Microeconomic Theory Workshop: Jorgen Weibull
Uris Hall
494
Oct
04
Wednesday
01:25 PM
Development Economics Seminar: Aart Kraay
Mann Library
102
Oct
12
Thursday
04:30 PM
George Staller Lecture: Jens Ludwig
Statler Hall
185
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
Meet some of the (many!) Cornellians who’ve won the Nobel
From Hans Bethe to Toni Morrison, we offer a sampling of alums and profs who’ve earned one of the world’s highest accolades.
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The College welcomes new faculty for 2023-24
Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
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Serve in Place grants offer international experiences
"This hands-on experience and research is great preparation for future projects."
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Using data for policy decisions: NSF funds economics study
Three economics researchers aim to include undergraduate researchers in their 2023-2026 project, “Mostly Harmless Statistical Decision Theory.”
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A&S dean Jayawardhana named provost at Johns Hopkins
Rachel Bean, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor in the Department of Astronomy and senior associate dean for math and science, has been named interim A&S dean.
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