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Economics

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Welcome to the Economics Department!

Learn More About Economics at OU

For those considering a careers in the business world or graduate study, the exposure to economic analysis  makes economics majors attractive to many job recruiters and graduate schools. Click below for more information!


 

Bachelors

 

For students who want to pursue graduate school, we also offer an accelerated BA/MA program where students earn both a Bachelors and Masters in economics with only one additional year of school. Click below for more information!

 

BA/MA

 

For those who already have an undergraduate degree, we offer an Applied Masters program that focuses on big data to prepare you for the workforce or help advance your career. Click below for more information!

 

Masters

 

For students interested in graduation program, we also offer a highly ranked PhD program. With many fields to choose from and world-class faculty, this is a great opportunity to advance your career. Click below for more information!
 

PhD

 

Recent News and Publications

Dr. Jayash Paudel.

Managing Editor for World Development Perspectives

October 13, 2025

Dr. Jayash Paudel was recently appointed as the Managing Editor for "World Development Perspectives".

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NSF Research Grant Announced

September 01, 2025

As a Co-PI, Dr. Jayash Paudel was recently awarded a $4 Million NSF grant to study economics of wildfires in the Western US.

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Co-Editors for Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

August 25, 2025

Dr. Qihong Liu was recently named as a Co-Editor for the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy.

Recent Events

Econ Club won the President's Oustanding Program Award for our Election Panel! It was so much fun to celebrate all the hard work of our team!

We were thrilled to host Dr. Fisackerly, Dr. Norwood, Dr. Daly, and Dr. Burge during our sports panel discussing the changes with college and NIL. 

Last spring, Econ Club made a trip to watch the OKC Thunder! We even made it to the big screen! What a great way to celebrate the NBA Champions!

Upcoming Seminars

Qiyao Zhou, Oklahoma State

October 3rd, Gaylord Hall Room 2030, 3pm
Research Fields: Real Estate, Urban, & IO
Check out Dr. Zhou's website here

Louphou Coulibaly, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison

October 17th, Gaylord Hall Room 2030, 3pm  
Research Fields: International & Macroeconomics
Check out Dr. Coulibalys website here

Heitor Pellegrina, University of Notre Dame

October 24th, Gaylord Hall Room 2030, 3pm
Research Fields: Trade, Development, & Environmental
Check out Dr. Pellegrina's website here

Liangfei Qiu, University of Florida

October 31st, Gaylord Hall Room 2030, 3pm
Research Fields: Economics of Information Systems
Check out Dr. Qiu's website here

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