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The mission of the Department of Economics is to teach students to be critical thinkers and to use the discipline of economics to analyze and solve problems associated with important economic, political and social issues.

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Statement of Solidarity

The faculty and staff of the Economics Department share in the deep sadness of humane people around the world over the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the many...

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Priyanjana (Pri) Pramanik G'18, a second-year graduate student studying for her MS in Economics, teaches a Statistics recitation in Braker Hall

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Student opportunity: Undergraduate Research Assistant

Yuxian Chen receives 2020 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Academic Scholarship Award

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BA in Economics BA/BS in Quantitative Economics Combined Degree in Economics (BS/MS) Minor in Economics Minor in Finance MS in Economics Joint MS in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning Joint PhD in Economics and Public Policy Joint PhD in Human Developmental Economics

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Braker Hall on the Medford Campus on Tuesday July 1, 2008. Credit: Alonso Nichols for Tufts University Photo

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Department of Economics News

Keiron Clarke, a worker for Brooklyn SolarWorks, installs solar panels at a home in Brooklyn on Dec. 3, 2020. The firm, which serves New York City, buys solar panels through buyer collectives to get lower prices. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)

Don’t Kill Clean Jobs for Laid-off Energy Workers

Gilbert Metcalf co-published an op-ed in The Houston Chronicle on how energy regulations and carbon prices affect green jobs.

An electric meter. As more people worked remotely and avoided community activities in 2020, residential electric usage shot up.

Staying Home in COVID-19 Means Higher Electricity Bills

Recent research by Steve Cicala found that household electricity use in the United States rose 10 percent during the second quarter of this year.

William Masters sitting at a table. Masters was recently selected as one of five new fellows of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) for 2020.

Professor Masters Recognized for Contributions to Agricultural Economics

William Masters was selected as one of five new fellows of the AAEA for 2020

Why a Carbon Tax Makes Sense

We can pay for pollution now or later, argues a Tufts economist—and the price is lower now

Graph depicting average share of tourism and manufacturing exports in GDP (worldwide)

International tourism and short-run growth

Reviewing the trade-off in the age of COVID-19

Congratulations to the Class of 2020

While we were not able to be together during the wonderful and very special Class of 2020 Commencement weekend, the faculty and staff of the Department of Economics are all very happy for our graduates, and wish them the best of luck for the years ahead.

Events

Sep

Economics Department Seminar Series: The Effects of Within-School Student-Teacher Matching

Oct

Economics Department Seminar Series: Search Cost, Intermediation, and Trade: Experimental Evidence from Ugandan Agricultural Markets

Oct

Indigenous Peoples' Day (University Holiday) No Classes Held

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