Department of Economics

Our Programs and Curriculum

Economics at Northwestern

Our world-class department owes its reputation to outstanding faculty dedicated to teaching and research, as well as engaged students who take advantage of learning opportunities in and beyond the classroom.

The Economics major and minor are open to all undergraduates. The Ph.D. program has 125 students in residence.

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Ph.D. Program

Our Faculty

Learn about faculty accomplishments, publications and news.

Meet our Faculty

Our distinguished faculty includes fellows of the American Economic Association, members of the National Academy of Sciences, and editors of the American Economic Review and other prestigious journals. Longtime faculty member Dale Mortensen was winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Economics.

Recent Publications

Inattentive Economies (George-Marios Angeletos and Karthik A. Sastry, Journal of Political Economy vol. 133, no. 7, July 2025)
Feedback Design in Dynamic Moral Hazard (Jeffrey Ely, George Georgiadis, and Luis Rayo, Econometrica vol. 93, no. 2, March 2025)
Comparative Statics with Adjustment Costs and the Le Chatelier Principle (Eddie Dekel, John Quah, and Ludvig Sinander, Econometrica vol. 93, no. 3, March 2025)
Community Enforcement with Endogenous Records (Harry Pei, forthcoming in The Review of Economic Studies)
Robust Monopoly Regulation (Yingni Guo and Eran Shmaya, American Economic Review vol. 115, no. 2, February 2025)

PROF. MATTHEW ROGNLIE AWARDED A SLOAN FELLOWSHIP

Prof. Rognlie received the prestigious fellowship for his work on macroeconomics and international economics. "Gifted by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the honor highlights the creativity, innovation and research accomplishments of early-career researchers" and is among "the most competitive and prestigious awards available to young researchers," writes Northwestern Now.

PROF. MAR REGUANT ELECTED AS ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY FELLOW

Prof. Reguant has been elected as one of the 42 2024 Fellows by the Econometric Society.

SUMMER 2025 DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER

Read about updates and events from the past six months in the Department's Summer Newsletter.

Economics Video Series

Learn about the innovative research of our faculty.

Mar Reguant on machine learning and energy efficiency.

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Weekly Seminars

Our weekly seminars bring renowned economists from universities around the globe. Explore all 7 of our seminar series, which are held in fall and spring quarters.

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