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Department of Economics

Studying economics is for anyone who wants to learn how the world works. Studying economics at Minnesota helps develop the analytical and creative thinking skills to push the frontier of our understanding.

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We are proud of the research contributions that our past graduates have made in economics. They also enter the job market with extensive teaching experience, gathering a full repertoire of notes and techniques for undergraduate economics teaching.

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Why the Net Is Important

"Success means better understanding the problems we face as a society, why they are there, and what we can do to make things better," says Economics Professor Mariacristina de…

A Journey from Undergraduate to Federal Reserve Employee

Alum Haley Chinander (BA '21, economics and political science) reflects on her time at the U of M.

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Is $15 an hour the answer?

Economics Professor Jeremy Lise is studying whether raising the minimum wage is the best way to lift low-wage workers

Q&A with Kim Kemppainen (BA ‘21)

Spring 2021 graduate Kim Kemppainen reflects on her time at the University of Minnesota as an undergraduate in the Department of Economics and looks forward to what the future…