Economists study how individuals, families, companies and nations confront difficult choices about how to use limited resources to meet various needs and wants. Economists evaluate these choices in terms of criteria such as efficiency, equity, and stability; and search for alternative forms of economic organization that might produce higher living standards or a more desirable distribution of material well being.

The Department of Economics at Northwestern University is one of the largest departments in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. It offers an undergraduate major and minor, a special four year BA/MA, and a renowned PhD program. The faculty have won many awards for the quality of their teaching. In addition they are widely published in leading academic journals, have been elected as fellows of prestigious professional organizations, and have held senior positions in the federal government.

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