Economics
Economics is a social science concerned with how consumers and firms respond to incentives, how they interact through trade in markets, and how the whole economy works, in terms of productivity, unemployment, and growth. The Department of Economics at William and Mary offers a diverse and flexible undergraduate curriculum to a large and growing number of majors, dozens of minors, and hundreds of students interested in international relations, public policy, and environmental science. Faculty members are active researchers who develop economic theories and apply them using advanced econometric and experimental techniques. Students can work closely with individual faculty on research collaborations ranging from honors projects, independent study, and in some cases, coauthored publications.
Romer ('81) to serve as key Obama advisor
Christina Romer ('81), who received her undergraduate degree in economics from the College of William and Mary, was named Nov. 24, 2008 as President-elect Obama's new director of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Ah, fixed lifetime annuities. They're the sure thing: A check every month until you die. No matter what the market is doing - bull, bear or pig in a tutu - you're going to get paid.Bailout not only solution to fiscal crisis, law professor says
Four William and Mary faculty members will address issues surrounding the current U.S. financial crisis in a forum on Oct. 15.PLAID receives nearly $2 million in funding
PLAID, an interdisciplinary program at the College of William and Mary, will receive nearly $2 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
