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About the Economics Department One of the larger departments on campus, the department of economics is committed to academic excellence. The overall objective of the department is to provide for our students a solid foundation in economic theory, develop their capacity to think (as we say, "like an economist") about problems that face society, and develop their capacity to do empirical work. We strive to develop basic analytical skills which contribute toward the understanding of our own and other economic systems, which serve as valuable foundation for advanced studies in the fields of economics, business and law, and which are necessary for making sound decisions in business or government careers. The department offers approximately fifteen different courses each semester. See Curriculum for more detailed information. In addition to our core courses, the department offers numerous courses, at a wide variety of levels, that serve majors in Environmental Studies, International Studies, Latin American Studies, Russian, Central and Eastern European Studies, Urban Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies. Department members are accomplished teachers and are also active scholars in their respective fields. Economics faculty have published articles in leading economics journals such as the American Economic Review, The Journal of Comparative Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Review of Economic Dynamics, The Journal of Economic History, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. To learn more about the faculty visit Faculty and Staff. The Department hosts the editorial offices of the Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP). The Managing Editor of JEP is Tim Taylor. JEP is published quarterly by the American Economic Association. The journal's mission is to communicate recent developments across the many specialized fields of economics. The journal has a worldwide circulation of 20,000 individual economists and 5,000 library and institutional subscriptions, making it the most widely circulated journal in academic economics. To contact the journal, go to Contacts.
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