WFU Department of Economics

09/01/2022

The department is presenting a lecture on Monday Sept 12th. Dr. Gary Hoover will speak on "Plagiarism in Social Sciences".

08/31/2022

ECN/MEC Major Mandatory Event with OPCD Wed, Aug 31, 2022, 5 pm. Farrell Hall

05/14/2022

Congratulations to all our 2022 graduates! We hope you enjoy this graduation weekend. Don't forget our Economics Department reception on Sunday at 3:30 pm in the Thomas Taylor Atrium, second Floor of Kirby Hall, and enjoy spending time with econ faculty and your family.

03/31/2022

An event for your calendars

03/04/2022

Wondering what consulting is all about? After this event, you should be able to understand what consulting is, identify the subcategories in consulting and what they do, recognize firms and resources to connect for more information, and identify next steps and events to learn more.

A panel of Deacs who have interned at various consulting firms will speak about their experiences and answer questions from those in attendance.

Register today for this great event!

*Please note this panel will be a virtual event with zoom details to follow.*

02/02/2022

This is virtual event is tomorrow, Thursday, Feb 3rd. Register on Handshake for the zoom link.

01/26/2022

Virtual Alumni Career Panel for Social Science Majors Feb 3rd, 5-6:30 pm register on Handshake for zoom link.

01/12/2022

01/10/2022

Welcome back to campus and have a great first day of class!

12/03/2021

Happy Last Day of Class and good luck with exams!

10/11/2021

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 was divided, one half awarded to David Card "for his empirical contributions to labour economics", the other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships."
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The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 was divided, one half awarded to David Card "for his empirical contributions to labour economics", the other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis o...

10/01/2021

Fun Fact: What do Cate Blanchett, Tiger Woods, and Kofi Annan all have in common?
They all studied economics at college. Check out this list from Merrimack College for more well know folks with econ backgrounds.