Welcome to the Department of Economics
The Department of Economics at the University of Connecticut is the home to 33 faculty members, nearly 1100 undergraduate majors and approximately 60 graduate students. We are proud of the success of our students after graduation. Many of our undergraduate majors have gone on to careers in insurance, banking and government both at the state and federal level. Our Masters graduates have continued in the Ph.D. program or distinguished themselves in business and government positions. Numerous colleges and universities in the region and around the world are staffed with faculty members who received their doctorate degree from the Department.
The department prides itself on the diversity of interests and fields of its faculty. All of the faculty are actively involved in research and publication activities, and are active in international, national, and regional professional societies. Faculty members have also served in positions with the national and state governments, and international institutions.
The department also welcomes private support, which helps us reward top scholarly effort and to competitively recruit students and faculty. For more information on donating to departmental efforts, click the "Giving" link above.
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Department News
- Trumbull High School Students Visit StamfordStudents enrolled in the Early College Experience (ECE) Economics courses at Trumbull High School visited the Stamford campus on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Forty-five students and three ECE Economics instructors arrived in the early morning hours to take part in the extensive “Day at UConn Stamford” event. Many of those students are accepted to the […]
- Econ PhD Alumnus Publishes Statistical Design and Inference for the Social SciencesDonald Vandegrift, a 1993 PhD graduate of the UConn Department of Economics, recently published Statistical Design and Inference for the Social Sciences Donald Vandegrift’s Statistical Design and Inference for the Social Sciences equips students with the skills to think critically about data—not just calculate it. Rather than focusing on rote computation, this text emphasizes how to build […]
- Professor Smirnova Accepted to the Fulbright Specialist ProgramProfessor Natalia Smirnova is accepted to the Fulbright Specialist Program, which was established in 2001 as part of the larger Fulbright Program. A program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Specialist Program is a unique opportunity for U.S. academics and established professionals to engage in two- to […]


