Department of Economics

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College of Liberal Arts

 

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ANM Moinul Islam has been named the Graduate Student Teacher of the Year for the 2008-2009 academic year. Moinul has been a doctoral student in our Department since August 2005. Congratulations Moinul!

 

 

Chifeng Dai and Kevin Sylwester were named Outstanding Teachers in Economics for the 2008-2009 academic year. Professor Dai came to our Department in August 2005. His specializations are Industrial Organization, Contract Theory, Law and Economics, and Applied Econometrics. Professor Sylwester has been with our Department since August 1998. His specializations are Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, and Development. Congratulations Professors Dai and Sylwester!

 

 

One of the Department of Economics' main areas of specialization is economic development and international trade. The Department is ranked #83 internationally in this area. You can see the ranking by going to:

 

www.econphd.net

 

and clicking on "Rankings," then the specialization Trade and Development under "Subdisciplines."

 

A second area of specialization is International Trade/Factor Movements. The Department is ranked #48 internationally in this area. You can see these rankings by going to:

 

www.econphd.net

 

and click on "Rankings," then the specialization Trade and Development, and finally click on International Trade/Factor Movements, which is located on the left-hand side of that page.