Department of Economics

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College of Liberal Arts

 

News:

 

Yuying Xie has been named the Graduate Student Teacher of the Year for the 2007-2008 academic year. Yuying has been a doctoral student in our Department since August 2004, and he plans to defend his dissertation in the near future. Congratulations Yuying!

 

One of the Department of Economics' main areas of specialization is economic development and international trade. The Department is ranked #83 internationally in this area. You can see the ranking by going to:

 

www.econphd.net

 

and clicking on "Rankings," then the specialization Trade and Development under "Subdisciplines."

 

A second area of specialization is International Trade/Factor Movements. The Department is ranked #48 internationally in this area. You can see these rankings by going to:

 

www.econphd.net

 

and click on "Rankings," then the specialization Trade and Development, and finally click on International Trade/Factor Movements, which is located on the left-hand side of that page.