Department of 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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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

STUDENTS

The Northeastern Voice interviewed senior Economics major Bryan Thompson on his recent co-op position with Morgan Stanley in Singapore.
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FACULTY

We are pleased to announce that L. Christina Steiger has accepted an assistant professor position in the Department of Economics. Prof. Steiger received her B.A. (with Honors) in Physics in 2001 from the University of Chicago, her Master's in Economics from the University of Oregon in 2005, and expects to receive her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in Winter 2009. Prior to entering the Ph.D. Program at UO, Prof. Steiger taught geography, science and mathematics at a private high school in Mount Shasta, California, and was employed as an IT manager for BancCorp USA in Chicago. Prof. Steiger specializes in macroeconomics, growth and development, and econometrics. Her current research focuses on endogenous institutions in models of economic growth, and on the role of econometric learning in growth models.

RESEARCH

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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EVENTS

SENIOR GATHERING: Friday, May 1, 2:00-3:30, 750 Behrakis

Economics graduates and their graduation guests are invited to stop by on commencement day for champagne & dessert with the Economics faculty.

Economics

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