Economics

The economics department recognizes excellence in its leading student scholars through an honors program and departmental awards.

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In a rapidly globalizing world, the economics curriculum at Colgate fosters students’ appreciation of differences in culture, language, currency, and more through opportunities to study off campus and abroad.

Semester Study Groups

All Colgate study groups are led by a Colgate faculty member. The study groups are specially designed to maximize students’ experiences when studying abroad, while also maintaining high academic standards. All credits earned while studying with a Colgate off-campus study group earn Colgate course credit.

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Student volunteers in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program gain practical real-world experience assisting regional low-income families with filing their income taxes.

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Each year, Colgate economics students compete in the College Fed Challenge, a national competition involving presentations and proposals given to a panel of judges, including economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Colgate’s economics department jointly sponsors a seminar series throughout each semester in collaboration with the economics department at Hamilton College. The series invites visiting scholars to present their current research.

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Faculty in Colgate’s economics department contribute significant research to their fields—often in collaboration with their students—and rank in the top 10 among US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges according to IDEAS/RePec.

Ranking at IDEAS/RePec

Publications by faculty

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Faculty in the Colgate University Department of Economics are exceptional researchers, scholars, and teachers. With specialties ranging from game theory, to international immigration, to public finance, they support an academically rigorous economics curriculum and significant undergraduate student research opportunities.

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Study the motivations and incentives that shape society, while developing fundamental analytic and quantitative skills.