The Department of Economics at American University proudly offers a pluralist approach to the study of economics. The Ph.D. program analyzes political economic, institutionalist, post-Keynesian and feminist perspectives as well as traditional neoclassical theory. The program is also distinguished by its emphasis on empirical methods and analysis. Combined, these two elements provide students with a broad range of skills and theoretical frameworks.

Our DC location gives students additional opportunities to hone these skills while still in graduate school, as students work and do internships at government agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and think tanks such as the Economic Policy Institute and the Institute of International Economics.

Our graduates contribute to leading teaching, research and policy-making institutions in the US and abroad. These include the Randolph Macon College, St. Mary’s College, University of Massachusetts-Boston, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Melbourne, University of Perideniya (Sri Lanka), the University of Utah, the University of Vermont, and the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse, as well as the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Central Banks of Korea, Nigeria and Turkey, and the World Bank.

Please visit our Degree Requirements page for further information on our PhD Program.

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