The Department of Economics has a worldwide reputation for outstanding teaching and research.
Students have unusual access to the faculty, and nearly all faculty members teach undergraduates.
There are approximately 50 full-time economics faculty members including department members with joint appointments in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Many members of the department have received public recognition for their work. Several have important posts in the American Economic Association and Econometric Society, and others have held high economic policy positions in government. The faculty also serve as editors of major academic publications and consultants to business, governments, and international organizations.