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The Major
Students learn how individuals, organizations and governments pursue their goals, and how those decisions bring about economic outcomes.
Learn MoreWe teach students to apply data, empirical methods and economic theory to study real-world events. Nearly two-thirds of Amherst graduates have taken our introductory course. We are proud to count two Nobel laureates among our alumni.
Students learn how individuals, organizations and governments pursue their goals, and how those decisions bring about economic outcomes.
Learn MoreOur students have opportunities to pursue independent research driven by their own interests — and to assist in faculty research.
We study the economics of developing nations, migration, health, energy, the environment and natural resources, international finance, trade, firm behavior and auctions, as well as behavioral economics, monetary economics, microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Our majors become leaders of industry, key public policy figures and academic pioneers.
Learn MoreThis course introduces the field of behavioral economics, which incorporates insights from psychology into economics with the aim of improving human welfare.
In this course we will look at the economic development of the United States, beginning with the colonial period and the creation of the nation and ending with the Civil War and the breakdown of the Union.
This course develops the tools of modern microeconomic theory and notes their applications to matters of utility and demand, production functions and cost, and others.
The Department of Economics is committed to creating learning environments that are inclusive, anti-racist, and supportive of open inquiry and debate.