The Department of Economics has 17 full-time faculty members, all with earned doctorates. The fields of specialization of Department faculty span all major areas within the discipline. The faculty is committed to excellent teaching and is ranked nationally among the top five non-Ph.D. programs based on its publications.
Most faculty have experience either working or consulting for private business or government.
Associated with the Department is the Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies . The Institute designs and implements state-level workshops and seminars on selected regulatory issues and performs objective research on important public policy issues. Faculty Heather Antecol , Ph.D. McMaster University, 1999. Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics, Health Economics . Environmental Economics, Law and Economics.