​The Department of Economics, with about 25 full-time faculty​ members actively engaged in research, teaches around 1000 students in programs leading to BA, MA and PhD degrees in economics. 

Undergraduate studies in economics can be combined with programs in business administration, accounting, and computer science as well as with other fields in the social sciences and humanities. Curricula are centered on core sequences in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics, which serve as a basis for a wide selection of advanced courses in specific areas, including public economics, industrial organization, labor economics, game theory, experimental economics, and financial economics.