Contact Information

University of Arizona
College of Business and Public Administration
Department of Economics
McClelland Hall 401
PO Box 210108
Tucson, AZ 85721-0108

University Location and Description

Located in the heart of Tucson on 352 acres, The University of Arizona is
one of the top ranked research universities in the nation. Surrounded by
mountains & the high Sonoran desert, the campus boasts a distinctive look
dotted with bountiful cactus & palm trees and enjoys more than 300 days of
sunshine each year.

The department of economics is located in McClelland Hall, in the College
of Business and Public Administration.

Type of Degree Offered

The Ph.D. Program in Economics prepares students for faculty
positions in colleges and universities and for senior level research
positions in government and private industry. In addition to rigorous
up-to-date training, the program places strong emphasis on providing
students with ample opportunity to become familiar with and participate in
all stages of research.

The Department's Economic History group is one of the leading groups in 
the country.

The Department of Economics at The University of Arizona also offers a 
Masters degree in economics.


Short History of the Program

The strength of the department in economic history built up during the
1980s. We have been actively producing students since the early 1990s.

Students
	
We currently have four to five students who have fields in economic history.
We encourage students interested in history to also specialize in a field 
and work on some topics with modern data.  This creates a broader range of 
options for the students in the job market.

In the past 5 years we have had 5 students write dissertations with 
significant economic history components. The placement of these
students has been diverse: one at Miami University in Ohio, three in
industry, and one who is now combining his PhD with a law degree at
University of Chicago Law School.

Faculty

We have four faculty with main interests in economic history.  In
addition, we have co-authors in other fields who have worked on specific
history projects. The economic historians at the University of Arizona are
Gary Libecap, Price Fishback, Shawn Kantor, and Barbara Sands.  All four
are actively involved in the Economic History Association and the
Cliometrics Society. Professor Libecap is currently finishing a 4-year
term as a Co-Editor of the Economic History Association.  Professor
Fishback is a Co-PI on the Cliometrics Conference NSF Grant.  Professors
Libecap, Fishback, and Kantor are all Research Associates in the National
Bureau of Economic Research program on the Development of the American
Economy.  Professor Sands has been on the Editorial Board of EH.Net.

Required Courses in Economic History
	
The core course in Economic History is required of all Arizona PhD
students.  A graduate student specializing in economic history is expected
to take the core course, two or more of the advanced graduate seminars in
economic history, plus participate in an applied economics workshop that
includes the economic history workshop.

Offered Courses in Economic History
	
Each year we offer a graduate seminar in economic history that is
taught on a rotating basis by the faculty.  At the undergraduate level we
offer a junior level American economic history course and two senior level
seminars, one in American, one in non-American economic history.  In
addition, a significant component of a first-year core course in applied
economic analysis has traditionally been devoted to economic history.

Seminar Series

The Economic History seminar series is part of our department's Applied
Economics Workshop.  The workshop meets once a week and includes talks by
external speakers, local professors, and students.  We typically bring in
between 4 and 10 economic historians a year.

General Department Information

Tucson has hosted both the Economic History Association and the
Cliometrics Conference in the mid-1990s.  We plan to host the Cliometrics
Conference in May 2001.
	
Links

More information about the Arizona PhD program in economics and Economic
History can be found at our website at http://w3.arizona.edu/~econ/.

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