Undergraduate Program

Economics concerns the wealth of nations, its origins in production and exchange, its allocation among competing uses, its distribution among individuals, its accumulation or decline. Economics seeks to discern both the common features and the differences in the institutions by which societies throughout the world, today and in the past, have organized economic life. The approach is descriptive and analytical; many issues of national and international policy are considered; the focus is on social institutions and social outcomes rather than on individual economic performance. Thus economics at Yale is regarded and taught as part of a liberal education, not as a preparation for any particular vocation. Nonetheless, economics provides an especially relevant background for several professions.

To learn about the major, see the online bluebook description:
Overview and Requirements
Course Offerings: Fall 2011 — Spring 2012

Official Yale College program and course information is found in Yale College Programs of Study.

If you have questions about the undergraduate major, contact the department's Undergraduate Registrar (432-3574), or see the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) during his office hours, or talk with your college Economics Advisor.

Undergraduate Registrar
Qazi Azam
Tel: (203) 432-3574
Fax: (203) 436-2630
qazi.azam [at] yale.edu

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2011/12
Director of
Undergraduate Studies
in Economics
Prof. Tony Smith
28 Hillhouse, Room 306

Spring 2012
Seminar Preregistration
Mon.– Thu., Nov 14 – 17
9:00–12:00 & 2:00–4:00 pm
28 Hillhouse, Room 101a

Senior Essay Meetings
Wed., Aug. 31, 2011, 4:30 pm
Thu., Sep. 1, 2011, 1:30 pm
28 Hillhouse, Room 106
Please attend if you intend
to do a senior essay

OPEN YALE COURSES

Econ 159
Game Theory
Prof. Ben Polak

Econ 252
Financial Markets
Prof. Robert Shiller