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 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

Our roster just got bigger

This year we are pleased to add Professor Supreet Kaur to our dynamic and diverse faculty.

Last year, we added Professors Gabriel Zucman, Benjamin Schoefer, and Kei Kawai.

News and Announcements

Nine Berkeley faculty have been elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences including Professor Hillary Hoynes.

The Economics department will be participating in Cal Day 2018 on Saturday, April 21!

Please donate to the department of Economics on Big Give Day, March 8th, 2018! Use this link to Donate to Econ!

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

Professor Hilary Hoynes in NBER video outlines how U.S. welfare reform efforts have been based on the availability of work that doesn't always exist. See also cross-list with O-Lab.