Department · vaiu-soc-econ-*
Theoretical, empirical, and applied economics — from individual decision-making and markets to national economies, econometric methods, and global trade and development.
Research areas
Faculty directory
Department chair · General Equilibrium & Market Design
Prof. Zara Thalo
Market design, general equilibrium theory, and auction theory.
Professor · Microeconomic Theory
Prof. Diego Larkin
Game theory, industrial organization, and contract & information economics.
Professor · Macroeconomics
Prof. Ismael Lumen
Monetary policy, business cycles, and fiscal policy & public debt.
Professor · Econometrics
Prof. Elif Wren
Causal inference, time-series econometrics, and machine learning for economics.
Professor · Labor & Public Economics
Prof. Nadira Volk
Labor markets, taxation & welfare programs, and economics of education.
Professor · Development & International Economics
Prof. Dmitri Thalo
Development economics, international trade, and exchange rates & global finance.
Professor · Behavioral & Experimental Economics
Prof. Rania Lindqvist
Behavioral decision theory, experimental methods, and household finance.
