economics the clear choice. why economics? why uwm?
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Economics is an interesting and challenging subject
At UWM you will be trained by a strong faculty
Economics will help you develop skills necessary to build a successful career
Our faculty joined UWM after completing their graduate work in some of the best schools in the world…
University of Chicago
University of California at Berkeley
Duke University
University of Michigan University of Washington
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California at San Diego
Brown University
Labor economics (ranked 35th)
Industrial Organization (ranked 47th)
Economic Development (ranked 51st)
Urban Economics (ranked 51st)
International economics (ranked 53rd)
...not the creator of Dilbert, though they share the same name and sense of humor
Our new Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor, Field: Labor Economics
Ph.D. Michigan State, 2000
Council of Economic Advisors to the President, 2008-2009
Scott’s work has received media attention inThe Economist and the Wall Street Journal
Scott J. Adams
Professor, Field: Industrial Organization
James is the President of the Transportation and Public Utilities Group and a Past President of the National Economics Association.
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
An expert on transportation and infrastructure, he recently testified to the President’s Council of Economic Advisors at the White House.
James H. Peoples
Vivian’s research has taken experimental economics to new levels. She is a pioneer in the field of experimental macroeconomics
Associate Professor, Fields: Experimental Economics and Macroeconomics
Ph.D. Purdue University, 2000
Vivian has publications in the best journals in economics including the American Economic Review and Econometrica
Vivian Lei
Keith’s accomplishments allow us to look past the fact that he is a Miami Dolphins fan
Associate Professor, Field: Labor Economics
Ph.D. Duke, 1994
Social Security Administration 1998-1999
Keith’s research is widely cited and has received media coverage in such outlets as the Wall Street Journal
Keith A. Bender
A few more faces...
Mohsen Bahmani, Wilmeth Professor of EconomicsMohsen is the editor of two journals and one of the most prolific economists today. He is also a UWM Distinguished Professor.
William Holahan, Department ChairBill was recently listed among the profession’s 50 best
undergraduate economics instructors
Rebecca Neumann, Undergraduate DirectorRebecca received a Fullbright Scholarship in
2005 to study “Globalization and Europeanization” in Germany.
The result:
“The Hot Major for Undergrads is Economics”
“In a global economy filled with uncertainty, many students see economics as the best vehicle for a job promising good pay and security”
Wall Street Journal, July 2005
Did you know that the average starting salary of economics graduate is $50,885
By mid career these salaries double to over $98,000
Wall Street Journal
Some of our former students
Gary Hoover, Assistant Dean, University of Alabama
I-Ming Chiu, Assistant Professor, Rutgers University
Geoff Wallace, Associate Professor, UW Madison
Sumit Agarwal, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Luis E. Arreaga-Rodas, U.S. Ambassador to Iceland
Nabil Latifa, Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund
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