Ph.D. in
Economics

Nishtha Sharma

    Nishtha Sharma, economics grad student, chose UCI for its strong behavioral economics focus and support for international students. She spent the summer interning with the International Monetary Fund.
 
 

 

about
OUR PROGRAM

 
Department of Anthropology A programmatic powerhouse. Full financial aid and funding. A lens-worthy location. The reasons students choose the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences for their graduate pursuits are many.

Ranked #17 among all public economics programs in the country (U.S. News & World Report), the UCI graduate program in economics offers students five years of guaranteed funding.

Scholars in the department have a proven track record of earning competitive research funding from national agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Army Office of Research, and U.S. Department of Agriculture; from private foundations including the Russell Sage Foundation and Arnold Foundation; and from campus-level fellowships, such as the Public Impact, Fletcher Jones and Chancellor's Club fellowships.

The department has achieved national stature by attracting well-known senior scholars to its faculty and through the advancement of a host of young economists who have achieved national prominence. Graduate students within the department have incredible opportunities to publish alongside these world-renowned faculty.

And if that wasn't enough, the UCI campus - located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach - is the #1 university doing the most for the American dream (New York Times College Access Index), and the #1 ranked best value university in the U.S. (Forbes).

Learn more about economics at UCI...

 


 

recent

RANKINGS

#01

 

university doing the most for the American dream
- The New York Times College Access Index

#02

 

"coolest school" for sustainability efforts
- Sierra Club Magazine

#08

 

best public university in the U.S.
- U.S. News & World Report

#17

 

best public economics program in the U.S.
- U.S. News & World Report


 

quick

FACTS

 


 

recent

JOB PLACEMENTS

 

Amazon

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Google

Marquette University

National University of Singapore

Northeastern University

Meta

University of New South Wales, Sydney

Washington and Lee University

 

Read more about alumni job placements...

 


 

research

SPECIALITIES

 

Development economics

Economic history

Experimental economics

Industrial organization

International economics

Labor economics

Public economics

Transportation economics

Urban economics

 


 

graduate

SPOTLIGHT

 


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    Erin Marie Costigliolo

 


 

what makes us

UNIQUE

 

Student walking on aldrich park

     UCI's campus is beautiful, with Aldrich Park, a 19-acre botanical garden with more than 11,000 trees, at its center. The campus is also less than 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean and beaches.
 

 
The department has 32 permanent faculty members with research and teaching interests that span a broad range of fields. In addition to strengths in micro theory, macroeconomics, and econometrics, the department has expertise in many applied fields.

UCI economists pursue research with real-world policy impacts in areas including:
  • Minimum wage debate
  • California policy toward enterprise zones
  • Regulation of airline alliances
  • California high-speed rail demand forecasts
  • Public health
  • Government regulation

Students have an opportunity to earn a master's degree while in pursuit of their Ph.D. And graduate students from UCI's economics program have gone on to work in high-tech startups, research consultancy companies, government offices, and in professorial posts around the world.
 

 Life as a UCI Ph.D. student is really fun...
we find time to work and play here.
 

- Nikki Tavasoli, '20
 

 
 


 

So what are you waiting for?

APPLY TODAY

If full funding, opportunities to publish, and a proven track record of excellence in the field are what you're looking for in a graduate program, contact us today to learn more about UCI economics.
 

Department Chair

William Branch
 wbranch@uci.edu
 949.824.4221

Graduate Program Director

Fabio Milani
 fmilani@uci.edu
 949.824.4519

Graduate Admissions Program Director

John Duffy
 duffy@uci.edu
 949.824.8341

Graduate Advisor

Jennifer Gerson
 jennifer.gerson@uci.edu
 949.824.4074

 

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