Majors adopt either a general or a mathematical approach to the study of economics.
Students may specialize in financial, managerial, international, and industrial economics, or another area of focus. Some classes make extensive use of the computer instruction facilities in the Carnegie and Hahn buildings and at the Office of Information Technology. Also introductory courses are kept to a very small size to facilitate faculty-student interaction. Tahir Andrabi analyzes the education of young women in Pakistan, economics of international borrowing and the export performance of developing nations. Eleanor Brown '75 is a specialist on insurance and the non profit sector.