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UWM Department of Economics
Located in the College of Letters and Science, the Department of Economics is home to 22 full time faculty members, internationally recognized for their research and dedicated to excellence in teaching. The UWM Economics Department offers an undergraduate degree as well two graduate degrees: a terminal M.A. degree and a Ph.D. degree, only one of two Ph.D. programs in economics in Wisconsin.
From introductory through to graduate classes, the Economics curriculum stresses both theory and application of important economic issues in society, such as unemployment, inflation, exchange rates, labor markets, economic development, international trade and finance, and outsourcing. Economics also offers the practical advantage of opening up career opportunities. Both firms and government agencies are interested in undergraduate Economics majors for entry level jobs in management. The degree demonstrates your ability to clearly analyze situations, and an ability to work comfortably with numbers. A survey from Summer 2007 shows that graduates with an economics degree have a starting salary of $48,483, on average, the highest of any starting salaries for business related majors. In fact it is higher than the starting salaries of any non-engineering major. (Click here for a news report on this survey.)
The pages on this website offer more detailed information about the degree programs, faculty, and research, as well as other offers of the Department of Economics. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, and we hope that you enjoy your visit to our website.
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News and Upcoming events:
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Economics Professor to Join CEA: Professor Scott Adams will be on leave in the 2008-9 academic year to join the Council of Economic Advisors who advise the U.S. President in economic matters. He will be part of a team of ten senior economists who advise the Council on economic matters. Congratulations!
And more good news! In an April 2008 article in the Southern Economic Journal, the UWM Economics faculty ranked highly among 129 PhD granting institutions in several subfields of economics. In particular, the fields of labor economics (ranked 35th in the nation), industrial organization (47th), economic development (51st), urban economics (51st) and international economics (53rd) all ranked highly in terms of research productivity among our faculty.
Summer Classes and Registration: The summer 2008 schedule has been released and sign up for summer classes has begun! We are offering a variety of classes this summer - fulfill your general education requirement or get a start on your economics or business degree by taking our introductory classes (Econ 103 and 104), continue your Econ degree in a smaller course setting with our intermediate level courses (Econ 301 and 302), or satisfy your Cultural Diversity requirement by taking Econ 248 (Economics of Poverty and Discrimination). Click here for the list of classes offered this coming summer. Hope to see you in class this summer!
And Fall 2008 Registration has started too! It is never too early to start thinking about Fall classes. Whether you are a seasoned economics major or a new freshman, we have an economics course for you! Click here for a listing of all Economics courses and a link to courses offered for the Fall. Contact one of our undergraduate advisors for more information.
Calling Economics Alumni and Current Students: The UWM Department of Alumni Relations has started a new mentoring program to pair Economics alums with current students. The goal of the program is to provide career-related advice and resources and networking to current students. Click here or contact Andrea Simpson of the Dept of Alumni Relations or Prof. Holahan for further information.
Economics Research Seminars: Our research seminar series has finished for the year, but there are slots yet to fill for the Fall. Contact Prof. Bahmani for more information. The fall schedule will be announced in September. The last applied microeconomics workshop ("labor lunch") of the semester will be Colin Green of Lancaster University (England) who will present his paper, "Time and Incentives: the Role of Output Variability and Measurement" on Wednesday, May 28 at 12:30 in the Economics Seminar room. If you are interested in presenting in our informal workshop series in the fall, please contact Prof. Heywood.
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