Our research addresses societally relevant questions, combining rigorous theoretical work with applied economic analysis.

Research within the department primarily focuses on the following areas:

  • Applied econometrics
  • Economic geography
  • Household economics
  • Industrial organization
  • International economics
  • Labor economics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Public economics
  • Trade economics

The researchers of the Department in Economics have published their research in leading international journals such as

  • American Economic Review
  • American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
  • American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
  • The Economic Journal
  • Journal of Economic Theory
  • International Economic Review
  • European Economic Review
  • among others ...