The Department of Economics has risen to prominence in recent years by attracting internationally renowned scholars to its faculty and by carefully selecting its student body. There are many reasons to believe that we can offer students an outstanding intellectual environment. Seven members of our department are Fellows of the Econometric Society, and one is a Nobel Laureate. Many currently serve or have served on the editorial boards of major journals, including the American Economic Review, Econometrica, the Review of Economic Studies, and the Journal of Economic Theory. Perhaps most significantly, the department placed among the top ten in the Tilburg University ranking of economics departments.

The Economics Department at Stern offers a selective PhD program with individualized attention to research. The program builds on the standard economics PhD core (micro, macro, and econometrics), and offers a broad range of specializations. Students work primarily with faculty in the Economics and Finance Departments at Stern, as well as the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences' Economics Department. Beyond this group, they can also access economists across NYU, in the Department of Politics, the School of Law, the Wagner School of Public Service, and other departments and schools.