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Welcome to the Department of Economics at Tufts University

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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Joyce Cummings Center’s College Avenue entrance. Photo: Alonso Nichols

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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Course Offerings

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Department Opportunities

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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

Department Announcements

Faculty positions: Full-time and part-time faculty positions are available. Apply now.

Student opportunity: Undergraduate Research Assistant

The Economics Department is very happy to welcome Chaewon Baek, an outstanding young macroeconomist from Berkeley, as a new assistant professor. Read more.