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OVERVIEW
The AUB Department of Economics, located in Ada
Dodge Hall, is one of the largest in the Faculty
of Arts and Sciences. It features diverse international faculty
committed to excellence in both teaching and research. The Department of Economics
offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees in economics.
At the graduate level the department offers two degrees: an MA
in economics and an MA in financial economics. At the
undergraduate level the Department offers BA in economics and
minor in economics for non-economics majors. Currently the
department is housing about 350 economics students, 70 of
which are graduate students.
Faculty in the Department have a
wide range of research interests covering among others, issues
pertaining to the economics of the Middle East region. They actively celebrate their dedication to
economics: there are regular seminars by faculty members as well
as international scholars, and students have their own dynamic organization
which organizes a number of activities. Departmental faculty also
staff a research center, the Institute of Financial Economics.
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