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Student Resources

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The economics department provides mentorship and academic support to help students achieve their goals.

Seeking academic support? Meet with your professor in office hours (see below) or visit the economics peer tutors.

Ready to declare economics as your major or minor? Be sure to fill out the before filling out your Major Declaration Form from the Registrar.

Not sure which electives to take? Here are some recommendations based on possible interests.

Econ Major FAQs
Choosing Electives Guide
ProfessorTeaching and Research AreasOfficeOffice Hours (Spring 2026)
Environment, Recycling, Energy, and Climate PolicyFowler 222Tuesdays 4:30pm – 6:00pm, Thursdays 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Alaa AbdelfattahLabor and Urban EconomicsFowler 223Wed 10-11:30 and Thurs 3-4:30
Industrial Organization, Information and Technology, and Arts & Media Markets Fowler 221Mon 2-3:25pm, Tues 2-2:55pm, Th 12-12:55pm
Jorgen HarrisIntermediate MicroeconomicsFowler 208Monday 9-10:30 AM, Wednesday 3-4:30 PM, Fun Lunch (Mosher Patio) 12:30-1:30 PM
Macroeconomics, Economic History, Financial Crises, and the Great DepressionFowler 213Mon and Wed, 3:30-4:00pm.  Additional rotating office hours posted here each week:  /academics/faculty/andrew-jalil
Microeconomic Theory, Public Finance, and Behavioral EconomicsFowler 217Monday 12:45-1:45
Labor, Immigration, Race, Gender, and PovertyFowler 214Wed 3:30-4:15 (), 4:15-5:00 (drop-in) & Thurs 4:30-5:15 (), 5:15-6pm (drop-in)
International Trade, Development, and Applied MicroeconomicsFowler 222Tues 10:00 - 11:30 am & Thurs 1:30 - 3:00 pm 
Mondays, 2:00-3:30pm Wednesdays, 10:00-10:30am Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30pmFowler 223On sabbatical
Accounting and Corporate FinanceFowler 206Monday and Wednesday, 7 PM - 8 PM by appointment
S.K. RitadhiApplies Microeconomics, Development, and FinanceFowler 216Mondays: 1145 AM - 1PM, Thursdays: 1145 AM - 1PM
Environmental & Resource Economics and International TradeFowler 412Tues and Thurs 11:30-12:45 and Thurs 3:00 - 3:30
Kevin M. WilliamsEducation, Applied Econometrics, Data Science, and Labor Fowler 223T&R 11:30-1

 

Department Awards

The economics department recognizes its majors with a number of awards each year:

  • Bennett W. Schwartz Award. This award is given to a graduating senior majoring in Economics who is deemed outstanding and best in his or her class by the department faculty.
  • Outstanding Junior Award. This award recognizes juniors who have distinguished themselves for outstanding academic achievement and potential. (Note: For the purpose of this award, "juniors" are students we expect to graduate in the academic year following the one when we consider them for the award.)
  • Jim Halstead Award. This award recognizes an Economics major (in any class) for outstanding contributions to helping others learn economics. The Department faculty selects the winner from a pool of candidates nominated by Â鶹ÊÓƵ students who have taken classes in Economics.
  • Betty Tracy Award. This award is given to an Economics major (in any class) for outstanding service to the Department.
  • Best Honors Thesis. This award recognizes the honors thesis that the department faculty judge to be of the highest quality among those awarded College Honors.
  • College Honors. Seniors may receive College Honors through excellent performance throughout the major, including their performance on their senior comprehensives, and approval of the department. To be considered for admission to the Honors Program, students must have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher both in Economics and overall by the end of their junior year.
  • Departmental Letter of Commendation. Seniors who do not receive College Honors will be considered for this recognition if they have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher both in Economics and overall.
  • "Pass with Distinction" on the Senior Comprehensives. Seniors will be considered for this recognition if they receive a grade of A- or above in their Senior Seminar or Senior Thesis (Economics 495 or 490).
  • Selection for membership in , the international honor society for Economics. Seniors will be eligible for selection if their academic standing is in the upper one-third of the class of graduating Economics majors.
Contact Economics
Fowler Hall
Phone: (323) 259-1304
econ@oxy.edu