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From The Report of the External Evaluation Committee, April 2002


quoteThe Department of Economics is a jewel in the crown of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst...It has a highly distinguished faculty working within several different traditions in economics: Marxian, post-Keynesian, institutionalist, historical, non-Marxian radical political economy, and feminist economics. Many members of the faculty enjoy national and international reputations for the quality, originality, and relevance of their work. "

The rotating illustrations are posters designed primarily at the behest of government agencies in the late 1940s.  For more examples, see William L. Bird and Harry R. Rubenstein, Design for Victory. World War II Posters on the American Home Front (Princeton Architectural Press, 1998).

 

 

welcome!  we hope this site will provide the information you need to learn more about the economics department.


FACULTY HIRING INITIATIVE May 2008
The Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is embarking on a faculty hiring initiative focusing on three key areas of contemporary economic analysis: (1) public goods and the common good; (2) economic opportunity; and (3) power, institutions, behavior and economic performance. We intend to make multiple appointments; rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Click here for further information.


April 2008
Check out activities by recent alumni on our alumni page. As one example, recent graduate Ethan Burke organizes the BioTour advocating alternative fuels. Click here for video of a CNN piece on the work of his group entitled "Bus runs on veggie oil."


If you have any comments about this site, let us know at econs@econs.umass.edu


Many of our faculty and graduate students are affiliated with the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI).

 


DIRECTORY

Mailing Address

Fax and E-mail

Department Chair
Department of Economics
Thompson Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003 		Department fax:
(413)545-2921
Department e-mail:  econs@econs.umass.edu 		Diane Flaherty
1006 Thompson Hall
(413)545-3815
E-mail: chair@econs.umass.edu

Graduate Program Office

Undergraduate Office

Secretary to Faculty
1024 Thompson Hall
(413)545-2082
E-mail: gradinfo@econs.umass.edu 		1034 Thompson Hall
(413)545-0855
E-mail: undergrad@econs.umass.edu 		1038 Thompson Hall
(413)545-2590
For information about the Graduate Program in Economics, contact the Graduate Program Office directly. Please do not contact individual faculty members.


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