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As one of the largest economics departments in the UK we offer a great diversity of research expertise and research-led teaching. Our academic community of staff, students and visitors is both intellectually vibrant and international in perspective. Read more

Professor Jo Swaffield
Head of Department

Our research

Interesting examples of our research, and the relevance to wider society and the economy can be seen here:

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Research Vignettes

Research Publications

Department Blog

Discussion Papers

Top 10 for research impact (Times Higher Education's ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2014)

Economics Society

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Equality and diversity

We are delighted to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award, in recognition of our commitment to gender equality.

Study at York

Undergraduate study

Postgraduate study

PhD in Economics

Postgraduate funding

PhD studentships

News

Economics at York excels in the world ranking by IDEAS/RePEc

Posted on Tuesday 17 November 2020

"We are very pleased with our continued strong position recognised by this ranking, a ranking which recognises high quality research. Our cutting edge research, research impact and leading research environment support our undergraduate as well as postgraduate taught and PhD education." Professor Jo Swaffield, Head of Department, commented on the most updated IDEAS/RePEc world ranking of institutions in economics research.

NSS 2020 results confirm Economics at York excellence

Posted on Wednesday 28 October 2020

Economics at York has again received excellent scores in the latest National Student Survey (NSS) of 2020, achieving second place among Russell Group Universities in overall student satisfaction (88%). The survey shows that economics courses at York are intellectually stimulating (87%) and that staff are friendly and engaging (89%).