The Department of Economics at Virginia Commonwealth University consists of 14 full-time faculty members, all of whom hold a Ph.D. At the undergraduate level, the Department offers majors and minors in both the College of Humanities and Sciences and the School of Business. The Department also offers a Master of Arts degree with an optional concentration in financial economics. Members of the faculty have been recognized for excellence in teaching. The Department has also been ranked as one of the best in the country based upon research productivity when compared with similar departments. Members of the faculty, individually and in conjunction with the Center for Public Policy, conduct a wide variety of economic analyses and statistical studies for public and private organizations.

Our Mission Statement

The Department of Economics offers a curriculum in both the School of Business and the College of Humanities and Sciences and provides instruction at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. We aspire to develop in students the ability to use economic reasoning to understand and analyze business and economic phenomena and policies, the skills needed for careers in a rapidly changing world. To enhance the educational process and to broaden the frontiers of knowledge, faculty conduct basic and applied research and provide academic and professional service to the university and professional communities.

Contact Information

Mailing address: Box 84-4000, Richmond, Virginia, 23284-4000
Street address: Room 5126, School of Business Building, Snead Hall, School of Business
301 W. Main Street
Phone: 804/828-1717
Fax: 804/828-1719
email: econ@vcu.edu