The Department of Economics at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½'s Weatherhead School of Management is a center for sophisticated teaching and research in applied microeconomics, management and public policy.
Our research and teaching interests range from core issues in micro and macroeconomics to international economics, health economics, incentive design and behavioral economics, negotiation and conflict resolution, and the economics of technological change.
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Earn a degree from the Department of Economics at the Weatherhead School:
BA in Economics
Our undergraduate curriculum in economics will teach you how to analyze problems of resource allocation and decision making—and understand the influence of these factors on economies and societies. You’ll also have opportunities to assist Weatherhead faculty and conduct independent research.
Expert Faculty
In the Department of Economics, our faculty combine insights from modern economic theory with a close study of institutional detail, including novel sources of data such as administrative records and cooperative experiments with firms or governments. Several members of our faculty have been cited in scholarly work more than 1,500 times.
In addition, faculty have designed experiments with local governments and non-governmental organizations to improve service delivery in health and education in South Asia, Latin America, the United States and Europe.
Meanwhile, faculty contribute to the public conversation on economics and are frequently quoted in important media sources such as National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and The New Republic.
Our Research Approach
Our department cultivates a stimulating intellectual environment for students and faculty, thanks to challenging courses, rigorous research and opportunities to engage through programs like our Markets, Organizations and Public Policy Seminar Series. Each semester, we invite top scholars from around the country to present in the seminar series, providing a glimpse of the frontiers of economic research that helps invigorate our core studies.
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Standout Curriculum
If you’re looking for a thorough and innovative education in economics, you need look no further than our department at Weatherhead School of Management.
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- ECON 102 – Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 103 – Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 216 – Data Visualization in R
- ECON 307 – Intermediate Macro Theory
- ECON 308 – Intermediate Micro Theory
- ECON 309 – Intermediate Micro Theory: Calculus-Based
- ECON 312 – Entrepreneurial Finance
- ECON 313 – Experiential Entrepreneurship
- ECON 326 – Econometrics
- ECON 327 – Advanced Econometrics
- ECON 328 – Designing Experiments for Social Science, Policy, and Management
- ECON 329 – Game Theory: The Economics of Thinking Strategically
- ECON 330 – Economic Behavior and Psychology
- ECON 332 – Economic Analysis of Labor Markets
- ECON 333 – The Economics of Organizations and Employment Relationships
- ECON 338 – Law and Economics
- ECON 341 – Money and Banking
- ECON 342 – Public Finance
- ECON 346 – Economic Perspectives
- ECON 350 – Regional and Urban Economics: The Case of Israel
- ECON 351 – Startup Nation Trip Course
- ECON 355 – The Origins of the Modern Economy
- ECON 360 – Economics of Crime
- ECON 364 – Economic Analysis of Business Strategies
- ECON 366 – Economics of Sports
- ECON 368 – Environmental Economics
- ECON 369 – Economics of Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- ECON 372 – International Finance
- ECON 373 – International Trade
- ECON 374 – Financial Regulation
- ECON 375 – Economics of Developing Countries
- ECON 376 – Inside Financial Crises
- ECON 377 – Topics in Monetary Policy
- ECON 378 – Health Care Economics
- ECON 380 – Computational Economics
- ECON 386 – Urban Economics
- ECON 391 – Advanced Topics and Writing in Economics
- ECON 395 – Senior Capstone in Economics
- ECON 397 – Honors Research I
- ECON 398 – Honors Research II
- ECON 399 – Individual Readings and Research
- ECON 403 – Economics for Management
- ECON 403A – Economics
- ECON 421 – Health Economics and Strategy
- ECON 427 – Advanced Econometrics
- ECON 429 – Game Theory: The Economics of Thinking Strategically
- ECON 438 – Law and Economics
- ECON 468 – Environmental Economics
- ENTP 428 – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- GMBA 402B – Management of Analytics II
- HSMC 410 – The American Healthcare Landscape and Statistics for Healthcare
- HSMC 421 – Health Economics and Strategy
- HSMC 425 – Dialogues in Health Care Management
- HSMC 457 – Health Decision Making & Analytics
- MBAC 512 – Economics
- MBAC 512A – Microeconomics
- MBAC 512B – Macroeconomics
- MBAP 406 – Economics for Managers
- MBAP 406H – Economics for Managers
- MPHP 421 – Health Economics and Strategy
Get in Touch
Mark Votruba
Department ChairDepartment of EconomicsWeatherhead School of ManagementAssociate ProfessorDepartment of EconomicsWeatherhead School of ManagementResearch AssociateStatistics NorwayEmail: mark.votruba@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4296