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    Welcoming Janet Currie: A Pioneer in the Economics of Children and Families Joins Yale
    … Welcoming Janet Currie: A Pioneer in the Economics of Children and Families Joins Yale … July 9, 2025 | News Welcoming Janet Currie: A Pioneer in the Economics of Children and Families Joins Yale by Luke … an intervention in Colombia that treats smartphones as a behavioral economics problem, not just a technological one. …
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    Announcing the Merton J. Peck Prize for distinction and excellence in undergraduate teaching
    … excellence in undergraduate teaching: Ana Cecilia Fieler (ECON 407: International Finance) John Eric Humphries (ECON … and Econometrics) John Geanakoplos (ECON 350: Mathematical Economics: General Equilibrium Theory) Benjamin Polak (ECON … ECON 159: Game Theory—one of Yale College’s most popular courses —and ECON 160: Games and Information, a follow up …
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    Celebrating the 2025 Computer Science and Economics (CSEC) Senior Prize Winners
    … Celebrating the 2025 Computer Science and Economics (CSEC) Senior Prize Winners … June 2, 2025 | News … replicates real-world insurance exchanges to evaluate behavioral responses across different interface framings. The … my interest in the law, and Yale's incredible law courses to work in this burgeoning intersection.” — Beck …
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    2014 Tobin Scholars
    … The Department of Economics has established an annual prize for outstanding performance in the core theory courses in economics: intermediate microeconomics (Econ 121 and Econ 125), intermediate macroeconomics (Econ 122 …
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    2013 Tobin Scholars
    … The Department of Economics has established an annual prize for outstanding performance in the core theory courses in economics: intermediate microeconomics (Econ 121 and Econ 125), intermediate macroeconomics (Econ 122 …
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    First Tobin Scholars
    … The Department of Economics has established a new prize for outstanding performance in the core theory courses in economics: intermediate microeconomics (Econ 121 and Econ 125), intermediate macroeconomics (Econ 122 …
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    Core Courses
    … Core Courses … Core Courses The IDE program of study revolves … one semester-long courses are required of all students. Econ 545 Microeconomics In contrast to a first-year Ph.D. … of applied econometrics commonly used in development economics, and discussion of the interplay between empirical …
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    Econ Meets CS via Microsoft Senior Researcher Glen Weyl
    … called  Designing the Digital Economy geared towards  both economics and computer science students. The unique course … in 2008.   For more information on Weyl’s course (Econ 421a), visit the Economics Course Descriptions page . … in the September 3, 2016 edition of the New York Times. Econ Meets CS via Microsoft Senior Researcher Glen Weyl … …
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    Eduardo Dávila Named Assistant Professor
    … The Department of Economics welcomes Eduardo Dávila, appointed as an assistant … the General Economic Theory: Microeconomics course ( ECON 500a ) with John Geanakoplos and Larry Samuelson. In the spring, he will teach Financial Theory ( ECON 251b ) and co-teach Mathematical Economics II ( ECON …
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    Course Selection Advice
    … macro but some students will have a strong background in economics and mathematics from high school and may skip some introductory courses .  Current and prospective Economics and … Most students fulfill this requirement by taking Econ 121 (micro) and 122 (macro), offered in both fall and …
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    The Department of Economics Announces the 2024-25 Tobin Scholars
    … performance in the Department of Economics core courses. The four seniors are Nina Gaither , Logan George , … favorite class so far? My favorite class so far has been ECON 136 Econometrics because we built from seemingly scratch … What’s been your favorite class so far? I have two: Behavioral Finance with Professor Barberis and Monetary …
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    Congratulations to the 2023 Tobin Scholars!
    … performance in the Department of Economics core courses. The four seniors are Emma Bucaj, Ronit Gupta, Evan … With wide-ranging applications, I’ve enjoyed taking econ electives that cover a variety of topics like natural … and the applications such findings may have on behavioral economics. What activities have you been involved …
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    Introductory Course Options
    … encourage most first-year students who are interested in economics to take an introductory micro course in the fall … data course in the spring. You can skip introductory courses if you feel confident about your background in … semesters. Introductory micro is offered in three formats: Econ 115 is a large lecture class.  Econ 110 covers the same …
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    Fall Course Schedule
    … Schedule Course Instructor(s) Status Day/Time Location ECON 500 General Economic Theory: Microeconomics Johannes Hörner , Larry Samuelson   MW 10.00-11.15 WLH 211 ECON 510 General Economic Theory: Macroeconomics Fabrizio … Econometrics Staff       ECON 556 Topics in Empirical Economics and Public Policy Yusuke Narita , Joseph Altonji , …
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    Related Course Credit
    … Related Course Credit … Related Course Credit (Courses Taken in Other Yale Departments) Credit toward the Economics major for non-ECON Yale courses Apart from the math requirement, at most …
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