Economics

LOCATED IN BOSTON, the Department of Economics at Northeastern University offers undergraduate degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Economics and the Bachelor of Science in Economics. Additionally, the best of Northeastern's undergraduate economics majors are offered the opportunity to enter a combined BS/BA/MA program in their senior year, allowing them to complete both the undergraduate degree program (BS or BA) and the professional program (MA) in economics in less time than if the programs were completed sequentially.
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Graduate degree program offerings include the Master of Arts in Economics, which focuses on applied economic policy analysis, and the Ph.D. in Applied Economics, with concentrations offered in Labor Economics and Industrial Organization.
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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

STEVEN A. MORRISON, Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics, is recognized as a Distinguished Transportation Researcher by the Transportation Research Forum.
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MARIA J. LUENGO-PRADO, Assistant Professor of Economics, has been appointed Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Public Policy Center. The Center conducts and publishes research on a wide array of public policy issues, such as state and local public finance, economic development, housing and land use, health care, education, environmental economics, and regional economic conditions.

The Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) is an applied research, evaluation, and policy-oriented technical assistance unit located within the Department of Economics at Northeastern University, and is nationally known for its work on demographic developments, such as the aging of the population, impacts of foreign immigration, the employment behavior and problems of older workers, and the changing economic and social status of families.
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