Research

Research

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

Researchers in the Applied Micro Group develop structural empirical models of firm and consumer behavior and market interactions.
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The international research group studies the ways that countries interact in asset, good, and service markets and the international aspects of growth and development.
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The interests of the econometrics group span the interests of the profession and cover a wide range of areas in both micro- and macroeconometrics.
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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.
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The Microeconomic Theory group currently includes nine full-time faculty members. Members of this group work on mechanism design, game theory, decision theory, political economy, networks, matching, and behavioral economics.
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Researchers in the Applied Micro Group develop structural empirical models of firm and consumer behavior and market interactions.
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The international research group studies the ways that countries interact in asset, good, and service markets and the international aspects of growth and development.
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The interests of the econometrics group span the interests of the profession and cover a wide range of areas in both micro- and macroeconometrics.
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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.
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The Microeconomic Theory group currently includes nine full-time faculty members. Members of this group work on mechanism design, game theory, decision theory, political economy, networks, matching, and behavioral economics.
Learn More