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Department of Economics

Founded in 1903, our department is well-known for the excellence of its teaching and advising, with a strong reputation for producing outstanding Ph.D. graduates, as well as rigorous and innovative economic research. We are consistently ranked among the world’s leading departments.

On the forefront in research

The impact Berkeley faculty have had on various fields of economics has been enormous. Our department is currently at the forefront of many exciting new developments in economics:

  • 5 Nobel Prizes have been won by Berkeley Economics faculty

  • 5 John Bates Clark Medals

  • 2 MacArthur Foundation Fellows

  • 24 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships (an average of one per year since 1995)

  • 1 Fisher-Black Prize

Excellence in Teaching
  • Professor David Card:  2017 Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award. 
  • Professor Martha Olney:  2016 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Division of Social Sciences.  
  • Professor Edward Miguel:  2015 Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award. 
  • Professor Ulrike Malmendier:  2015 Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award.
  • Professor David Romer:  2014 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Division of Social Sciences.
Our roster just got bigger

This year we are pleased to add Professors Emil Nakamura and Jon Steinsson to our dynamic and diverse faculty. 

Recent faculty hires include Dmitry Taubinsky and Supreet Kaur. 

News and Announcements

Women in Economics at Berkeley (WEB) is hosting the Graduate Student Summit for Diversity in Economics on September 28-29, 2018.

Economics undergraduate Schimbor Prize winner Sahil Chinoy's article "Where Disaster Strikes in the US Again and Again" is featured in the New York Times.

Professor Ben Handel, along with collaborator Jonathan Kolstad, has been awarded the 2018 ASHEcon Medal from American Society of Health Economists. The award is given to economists age 40 or under who have made the most significant contributions to the field of health economics.

Professor Barry Eichengreen's new book, The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era, which contextualizes the recent resurgence of populism and explores possible responses to the concerns populists raise, has just been published.

The department of Economics Annual Undergraduate and Graduate Award and prize winners for 2018 have been announced.

Professor Pat Kline has received the Sherwin Rosen Prize for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Labor Economics, awarded biennially by the Society of Labor Economists.

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Research and Teaching

Economics Professors Supreet Kaur and Danny Yagan have been awarded 2018 Sloan Fellowships, which “honor early-career scholars whose achievements mark them as among the very best scientific minds working today."

Professor Barry Eichengreen discusses with QUARTZ the future of the dollar and global currencies.  See also Professor Eichengreen's new book!

In recent blog post, Women of Economics at Berkeley provide a research round-up on the state of diversity in Economics for 2017.  See also: Engaging with Allies. 

Alice H. Wu's award-winning senior thesis in Economics is featured in the New York Times: Evidence of a Toxic Environment for Women in Economics. See also the Daily Cal.

Professor Emmanuel Saez, Professor Gabriel Zucman, and colleagues at the World Inequality Lab have released the 2018 World Inequality Report.

Professor David Card has received a 2017 Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award, which recognizes UC Berkeley faculty for their vital role in mentoring graduate students and training future faculty.

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