Economics is an exciting social science that offers students a way of looking at and analyzing the world from both a theoretical and a practical perspective. Rather than studying a set of settled conclusions, Economics courses at Trinity invite students to participate in debate to explore the range of possible outcomes and positions. The world is our laboratory, and some of the big debates of the day are our questions.
The Economics Department at Trinity College is vibrant and diverse in terms of faculty ethnicity, research focus, teaching interests, methodological perspectives, and empirical approaches. Our faculty are active across campus serving as faculty liaisons for athletic teams, participating in faculty governance, supervising honors theses, instructing first year seminar courses, and often winning teaching awards. It is precisely this diversity that allows our faculty to successfully facilitate these debates within our courses.