Graduate Programs
Our program has a long-standing reputation in applied microeconomics, particularly
in the areas of environmental and natural resource economics, industrial organization,
and trade and development economics.
Our program is small by design, allowing students the opportunity to work closely with highly respected faculty. We emphasize that all students develop a solid foundation in quantitative methods and economic theory. This foundation is then built upon as
students work with faculty to investigate challenging economic and financial issues that matter locally and around the globe. During the research process, we stress critical thinking and clear communication of the relevant issues.
This approach works. Students regularly publish research from their collaborations
with faculty members (see list). For example, a current PhD student recently collaborated with faculty on a study
that appeared in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (see story).
Our program’s success is defined by our graduates’ success, which was recently documented
by a December 2021 ranking. IDEAS ranked the UW Economics program among the top 1% globally based on the record of graduates.
We ranked 13th in the U.S. and 66th internationally.
