Department of Economics | University of California, Berkeley

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
5 John Bates Clark Medals
2 MacArthur Foundation Fellows
25 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships (an average of one per year since 1995)
1 Fisher-Black Prize

Excellence in Teaching

Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award: Professor David Card (2017); Professor Edward Miguel (2015).
Division of Social Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award: Professor Martha Olney (2016); Professor David Romer (2014).
Campus: Distinguished Teaching Award: Professor Ulrike Malmendier (2015)

Our roster just got bigger

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

Recent faculty hires include Dmitry Taubinsky and Supreet Kaur.

News and Announcements

Berkeley Economics professor Emi Nakamura picked as one of the decade’s "eight best young economists." Read more

Farhan Zaidi, who earned his doctorate at Uc Berkeley Economics, is annonced as the Giants' new president of baseball operations.

Berkeley Economics Ph.D. Graduates are now on the job market. View all job market candidates

Prof. Gerald Roland has been announced as the recipient of the "De Scientia et Humanitate Optime Meritis", the most prestigious honorary medal delivered by the Czech Academy of Sciences, for his work on the economics of transition. Read the announcement here.

The Summit on Diversity in Economics organized by Women in Economics at Berkeley (WEB) drew more than 130 participants from around the country. Read about the impact of the summit on the WEB blog.

"Throughout his career, Paul M. Romer has been a maverick and a pioneer not only in the world of ideas – that he so lucidly modeled – but in importing his findings into the public policy sphere." Economist Maurice Kugler discusses the impact of the work of Paul Romer, a previously UC Berkeley Economics professor who was recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.

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.