The Economics Department at the Daniels School of Business has a long tradition of excellence in research and teaching. Economics faculty members are leaders in their respective fields. Our department offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. We host a vibrant seminar series spanning the many varied areas of economics — students hear from and interact with Purdue faculty, numerous guests, including nationally and internationally recognized scholars, and PhD students.
Daniels School students can get outside-the-classroom experiences participating in real research and assisting with faculty research projects when they partner with the business school's econ centers.
At PURCE, select faculty affiliates conduct research on how laws, regulations and government programs affect the market economy and the well-being of individuals and society. Students meeting specific criteria can apply for paid research assistantships, to work with PURCE faculty and staff on policy-related tasks and projects.
This behavioral and experimental economics research center brings together faculty, students and partners who fuse theory and data to better understand decision making. Center-supported research provides solid empirical foundations to address important public policy and management questions.
VSEEL is a facility for laboratory data collection for economics, management, and other social sciences. Undergraduates volunteer to assist with research in the experimental economics laboratory. This valuable opportunity gives students an in-depth look at how modern research in conducted.
PCEE equips K-12 teachers with research-based, ready-to-use classroom materials and hosts educational events that improve economic literacy. Center faculty and staff work directly with teachers in school systems in Indiana’s Tippecanoe and surrounding counties, providing curriculum that foster the development of the concepts of economic education, including financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
The faculty in Purdue's Economics Department are leaders in their respective fields. Many of them have been recognized all over the world for their ground-breaking research and affiliations with world-renowned economics journals. Faculty research appears in American Economic Journals (Applied Economics, Economic Policy, and Macroeconomics), the American Economic Review, Economics of Education Review, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Labor Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, and many more.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Purdue’s Jerry and Rosie Semler Chair in Economics Mario Crucini analyzes early U.S. exceptionalism in auto manufacturing in a new paper published in the Journal of International Economics.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
The inaccuracies of real estate appraisers, whether accidental or purposeful, harm financial institutions, those seeking to buy properties, and even taxpayers. A study coauthored by Purdue University Professor Mike Eriksen suggests that a national database of property transactions and reported attributes should be created.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Even in hindsight, accurately dating financial bubbles is important because it helps policymakers better understand the economic and financial conditions surrounding these episodes.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Two Daniels School economists examine the consequences of higher workloads on employee health in their paper “No Pain, No Gain: Work Demand, Work Effort, and Worker Health.” Purdue’s David Hummels and Chong Xiang find striking impacts on the health of workers when companies’ sales increase rapidly.
Economics Department PhD students are leading members of the next generation of innovative researchers, scholars and teachers. We are proud to support the next phase of their academic and professional lives.
To obtain additional information on job market candidates, please reach out to the Economics Department contacts below, or contact the candidate directly.
Placement Officer
Tim Cason
cason@purdue.edu
(765) 494-1737
Daniels School of Business Economics Department
Krannert Building, Room 416
403 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2076
(765) 496-1378
schultm@purdue.edu
Department Head: Brian Roberson
Executive Assistant: Mary Schultz
