Research in Economics

Research at Penn State Economics is centered around five main research groups.

Applied Micro

Researchers in the Applied Micro Group develop structural empirical models of firm and consumer behavior and market interactions. Learn More

International Trade & Development

The international research group studies the ways that countries interact in asset, good, and service markets and the international aspects of growth and development. Learn More

Econometrics

The interests of the econometrics group span the interests of the profession and cover a wide range of areas in both micro- and macroeconometrics. Learn More

Macroeconomics

The faculty in macroeconomics at Penn State engage in a wide variety of research. Among the topics studied are labor, household finance, money, and optimal taxation. Learn More

Theory

The Microeconomic Theory group currently includes nine full-time faculty members and two faculty emeriti. Members of this group work on mechanism design, game theory, decision theory, political economy, networks, matching, and behavioral economics. Learn More