UCLA Economics | Department of Economics

Our Mission
“UCLA’s Economics Department has two interlocking objectives. We conduct cutting edge research by developing new methodologies and applying them to understand society’s most critical issues. We also seek to train the next generation of economic leaders in the private sector, government and academia.”
2025 Summer Programs are now OPEN!
Introduction to UCLA Economics
UCLA Partnership recently worked with current students to produce this amazing video about how UCLA Economics could be the right choice for you!
William F. Sharpe Fellowship
The UCLA Department of Economics and its alumni Board of Visitors created the William Sharpe Fellowship in 2008 as a way to engage UCLA alumni in supporting the career and professional development needs of undergraduate students at UCLA. Named in honor of Nobel Prize-winning economist who received his B.A and Ph.D. from UCLA, the program has been successful in bringing together top employers with our brightest students.
Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program
The Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program is intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers in which they will be faced with the challenge of evaluating investment opportunities and making active decisions to direct capital to enhance value.
Alumni Career Engagement
UCLA Alumni Career Engagement builds connections with UCLA alumni, community members and employers to help students develop academic and professional skills in preparation for life after university. Experiential learning and real-world experiences are provided through a variety of programs for all UCLA students.
Master of Quantitative Economics
Learn from internationally recognized faculty & business leaders and participate in applied business and analytics projects with global companies

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News

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab awarded a $5.95M grant from Conrad N Hilton Foundation

September 15, 2025

The Conrad N Hilton Foundation has awarded a $5.95 million grant…

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab win UCLA’s Public Impact Research Award

September 15, 2025

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab,…

The National Institute of Health Awards UCLA Professor Martha Bailey an R01 Grant

September 3, 2025

Professor Martha Bailey received an R01 Grant from the National…

Professor Till von Wachter’s Research on Unemployment Impact of Los Angeles Wildfires Featured by UCLA News

August 29, 2025

A new UCLA report led by Professor Till reveals that more than…

Research Spotlight

How a Historic Corporate Tax Cut Reshaped the U.S. Economy

September 2, 2025

By Patrick Kennedy In a sweeping one-time test of corporate tax policy, UCLA economist Patrick Kenne …
Is International Trade Draining Our Water?

July 7, 2025

By Levi Crews Levi Crews It’s an all-too-familiar headline: “In the midst of drought, California far …

Alumni Interviews

Mark Kingdon

Mark Kingdon If you took a student from a painting class, and dropped him into a venture capital fir …
Karen Williams

Karen Williams Karen Williams’ success as a businesswoman, educator, and leader are testament to her …

Featured Faculty

Recent Publications

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

The Race Between Education, Technology, and the Minimum Wage

Jonathan Vogel

The Review of Economic Studies

Unequal Expenditure Switching: Evidence from Switzerland

Raphael Auer, Ariel Burstein, Sarah Lein, Jonathan Vogel

Econometrica

Insurance and Inequality with Persistent Private Information

Alexander W. Bloedel|R. Vijay Krishna|Oksana Leukhina

Events

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September 29, 2025

Chris Clayton (Yale)
September 29, 2025 11:40 am - 12:55 pm in Bunche Hall 9383

A Theory of EconomicCoercion and Fragmentation
Ettinger Fund Workshop in Macroeconomics - Chris Clayton (Yale)

September 29, 2025 11:40 am - 12:55 pm
Bunche Hall 9383

A Theory of EconomicCoercion and Fragmentation

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Jonathan Kowarski
September 29, 2025 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in
Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Jonathan Kowarski

September 29, 2025 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm

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September 30, 2025

Proseminar in Economic History - Econ 248 - Intro Meeting

September 30, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Bunche Small Conference Room

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Proseminar in Economic History - Econ 248 - Intro Meeting

September 30, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Bunche Small Conference Room

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Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Jose Inguanzo Gonzalez

September 30, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm
Bunche 9383

Practice Job Talk

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Jose Inguanzo Gonzalez
September 30, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm in Bunche 9383

Practice Job Talk

Our Mission

2025 Summer Programs are now OPEN!

Introduction to UCLA Economics

William F. Sharpe Fellowship

Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program

Alumni Career Engagement

Master of Quantitative Economics

Summer Programs

Commencement

News

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab awarded a $5.95M grant from Conrad N Hilton Foundation

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab win UCLA’s Public Impact Research Award

The National Institute of Health Awards UCLA Professor Martha Bailey an R01 Grant

Professor Till von Wachter’s Research on Unemployment Impact of Los Angeles Wildfires Featured by UCLA News

Research Spotlight

How a Historic Corporate Tax Cut Reshaped the U.S. Economy

Is International Trade Draining Our Water?

Alumni Interviews

Mark Kingdon

Karen Williams

Featured Faculty

Adriana Lleras-Muney

Lee E. Ohanian

Maurizio Mazzocco

Recent Publications

The Race Between Education, Technology, and the Minimum Wage

Unequal Expenditure Switching: Evidence from Switzerland

Insurance and Inequality with Persistent Private Information

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