School of Economics
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Our undergraduate and postgraduate economics programs consistently rank in the top five for Australia*.
Our graduates are highly sought after and have held influential positions in the Treasury, financial institutions, non-government organisations and international agencies including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
*2024 QS World University Rankings for Economics & Econometrics
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We have a long and proud history of teaching excellence and are one of the most highly ranked centres for economics research globally.
Our academics and researchers are leaders in their fields. Their broad expertise promotes a deep understanding of key economic concepts and a focus on contemporary issues.
Our people
- Professor Garry Barrett, Head of School
- Dr Anastasia Burkovskaya, Deputy Head of School (Education)
- Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark, Deputy Head of School (Research)
- Dr Christian Gillitzer, Undergraduate Coordinator
- Dr Katrien Stevens, Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator
- Professor Stefanie Schurer, Honours Coordinator
- Postgraduate Research (HDR) Coordinator: econ.hdrenq@sydney.edu.au
- Dr Shauna Phillips, Bachelor of Advanced Studies Coordinator
- Dr Jiemai Wu, Thesis Coordinator (Honours and MEcA)
- Associate Professor Stella Huangfu, Master of Economic Analysis Coordinator
- Ms Janelle Kenchington, School Manager
- Associate Professor Vitali Alekseev
- Emeritus Professor Tony Aspromourgos
- Adjunct Professor Adrian Blundell-Wignall
- Visiting Professor Colin Cameron
- Dr Ashley Cooper Craig
- Professor Stephen Donald
- Dr Ryan Doody
- Adjunct Professor Malcolm Edey
- Dr Peter Exterkate
- Dr Dennis Claudy Feher
- Dr Mario Fiorini
- Professor Jennifer Hunt
- Dr Victor Igreja
- Professor Greg Warren Kaplan
- Dr Nancy Kong
- Dr Elizabeth Nolan
- Professor Pär Österholm
- Emeritus Professor Adrian Pagan
- Associate Professor Russell Ross
- Dr Kevin Schnepel
- Dr Abhijit Sengupta
- Dr Yi Sun
- Professor Mara Thiene
- Professor Donald Weatherburn
- Professor Justin Wolfers
- Honorary Associate Professor Donald Wright
- Dr Di Zeng
2024
Yufan Du, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, January - June 2024
Professor Jocelyn Martel, ESSEC Business School, February 2024
Dr Susan Mendez, University of Melbourne, February - June 2024
Dr Giorgia Menta, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), February 2024
Maria Hofbauer Pérez, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, February - April 2024
Dr Francisco Rosas, ORT University Uruguay, February 2024
Professor Joachim Winter, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, February - March 2024
Tim Ruberg, University of Hohenheim, February - March 2024
Professor Stefan Trautman, Heidelberg University, March 2024
Professor Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago, March 2024
Professor James Duffy, University of Oxford, March - April 2024
Professor Moriah Bostion, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of Economics and Chair of Economics, Lewis and Clark College, March 2024
Professor Andreas Peichl, Ifo Institute, March - April 2024
Dr Harold Cuffe, Victoria University of Wellington, August 2024
Assistant Professor Christian Ochsner, Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute, October - November 2024
2023
Professor Timothy Richards, Marvin and June Morrison Chair of Agribusiness, Arizona State University, January-June 2023
Assistant Professor Adam Martin, Norco College, January 2023
Associate Professor Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University, January-July 2023
Professor Jocelyn Martel, ESSEC Business School, February 2023
Professor Kristina Strohmaier, University of Duisburg-Essen, February-March 2023
Assistant Professor Mirjam Stockburger, Justus Liebig University Giessen, February-March 2023
Professor Moriah Bostion, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of Economics and Chair of Economics, Lewis and Clark College, March 2023
Associate Professor Nikki Shure, University College London Social Research Institute, March 2023
Associate Professor James Duffy, University of Oxford, March-April 2023
Assistant Professor Sibo Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University, May 2023
Professor Yifan Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, May 2023
Professor Paul Raschky, Monash University, May 2023
Professor Colin Cameron, University of California, Davis, July-August 2023
Professor Paul Kitney, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, July-August 2023
Professor Pär Österholm, Örebro University, August-December 2023
Dr Ayden Higgins, University of Oxford, August 2023
Assistant Professor Zhihao Xu, Tsinghua University, August 2023
Dr Kentaro Tomoeda, University of Technology Sydney, September-December 2023
Professor Carol McAusland, University of British Columbia, November-December 2023
Professor Josh Graff Zivin, University of California San Diego, November 2023
2022
Professor Jocelyn Martel, ESSEC Business School, February 2022
Professor Pascaline Dupas, The Kleinheinz Family Professor of International Studies, Stanford University, June 2022
Dr Silvia Griselda, Bocconi, July-August 2022
Associate Professor Julie Moschion, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, August-September 2022
RC Mills Memorial Lecture
At the 2024 RC Mills Lecture, Professor Lorraine Dearden highlighted the need for early education investment to improve tertiary access. She emphasised the use of detailed data analysis to inform education policy reforms.
Adam Smith at 300
The School of Economics celebrated the tercentenary of the birth of Adam Smith by hosting 'Adam Smith at 300' on Friday 16 June 2023.
Emeritus Professor Tony Aspromourgos delivered the lecture to a crowd of alumni, students and guests.
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School of Economics
Social Sciences Building University of Sydney,
Camperdown, NSW, 2050
Phone: +61 2 9351 5055
Email: economics.enquiries@sydney.edu.au