# Economics

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The study of economics helps students understand markets, firms, financial organizations and public debate about economic policy, including taxation, government expenditure, trade, globalization, health and welfare.

Degree Type

A.B.

department

[Department of Economics](https://economics.brown.edu/)

[More Information](https://economics.brown.edu/academics/undergraduate/concentrations)

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CIP Code

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# Economics

The study of economics helps students understand markets, firms, financial organizations and public debate about economic policy, including taxation, government expenditure, trade, globalization, health and welfare.

Economics is the study of how individuals, businesses and governments allocate resources to satisfy their objectives. The concentration in economics prepares students for graduate study in fields such as business and law, for graduate study leading to teaching and research in economics, and can be a stepping stone to employment in business, finance and non-profit and government organizations. Students may choose the standard concentration or the business economics track, each of which has an optional professional track.

- [List of requirements](https://bulletin.brown.edu/the-college/concentrations/econ)
- [Honors website](https://economics.brown.edu/academics/undergraduate/honors)

## Student Goals

Students in this concentration will:

- Learn principles of decision-making by individuals, households, and firms
- Analyze economic activity on a national and global scale, including aspects ofemployment, production of goods and services, and pricing
- Gain familiarity with one or more economic subfields
- Acquire advanced skills in quantitative thinking
- Develop facility in applying statistical methods to economic data

## Tracks

- Business Econ Professional Track
- Business Economics
- Economics Professional Track
- Public Policy
- Public Policy (Professional)

## Department Undergraduate Group (DUG)

Student Leaders: Megan Ball, Maria Claudia Gurjao Bonaparte, Meruka Vyas, Aarav Laungani, Hpone Thit Htoo, Erica Li, Hamza Shahzad, Taher Vahanvaty, Zorian Facey, Aamina Chaudhry, Maria Ascasibar Castaneda, Lillian Dick, Howard Zhang, Risheetha Bhagawatula

[Visit DUG website](https://sites.google.com/brown.edu/economics-dug )

## Graduating Class

| Class Year | Total Students | Honors Graduates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 177 | 13 |
| 2022 | 213 | 4 |
| 2023 | 179 | 7 |
| 2024 | 228 | 10 |
| 2025 | 307 | 8 |

Alumni who pursued the Economics concentration have gone to work as financial advisors and attorneys and are chief executive officers and chief operating officers in a variety of industries. Others have pursued careers in public health, landscape architecture, and the U.S. House of Representatives.Â

What are Economics concentrators doing…

The Director of Undergraduate Studies is typically the first point of contact for prospective concentrators. Once students have declared, they may be assigned a specific concentration advisor from within the department or program.

- [Brian Knight](mailto:Brian_Knight@brown.edu)
- [Alex Poterack](mailto:Alex_Poterack@brown.edu)

- [Kenneth Chay](mailto:Kenneth_Chay@brown.edu)
- [Fernando Duarte](mailto:fernando_duarte@brown.edu)
- [Kellie Forrester](mailto:Kellie_Forrester@brown.edu)
- [Rachel Friedberg](mailto:Rachel_Friedberg@brown.edu)
- [Brian Knight](mailto:Brian_Knight@brown.edu)
- [Sylvia Kuo](mailto:Sylvia_Kuo@brown.edu)
- [Ivan Kwok](mailto:ivan_kwok@brown.edu)
- [Rafael La Porta](mailto:Rafael_La_Porta@brown.edu)
- [Teddy Mekonnen](mailto:Teddy_Mekonnen@brown.edu)
- [Alex Poterack](mailto:Alex_Poterack@brown.edu)
- [Jonathan Roth](mailto:Jonathan_Roth@brown.edu)
- [David Weil](mailto:David_Weil@brown.edu)