The Department of Economics at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management is a center for sophisticated teaching and research in applied microeconomics, management and public policy.
Our research and teaching interests range from core issues in micro and macroeconomics to international economics, health economics, incentive design and behavioral economics, negotiation and conflict resolution, and the economics of technological change.
Study Economics at CWRU
Earn a degree from the Department of Economics at the Weatherhead School:
BA in Economics
Our undergraduate curriculum in economics will teach you how to analyze problems of resource allocation and decision making鈥攁nd understand the influence of these factors on economies and societies. You鈥檒l also have opportunities to assist Weatherhead faculty and conduct independent research.
Expert Faculty
In the Department of Economics, our faculty combine insights from modern economic theory with a close study of institutional detail, including novel sources of data such as administrative records and cooperative experiments with firms or governments. Several members of our faculty have been cited in scholarly work more than 1,500 times.
In addition, faculty have designed experiments with local governments and non-governmental organizations to improve service delivery in health and education in South Asia, Latin America, the United States and Europe.
Meanwhile, faculty contribute to the public conversation on economics and are frequently quoted in important media sources such as National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and The New Republic.
Our Research Approach
Our department cultivates a stimulating intellectual environment for students and faculty, thanks to challenging courses, rigorous research and opportunities to engage through programs like our Markets, Organizations and Public Policy Seminar Series. Each semester, we invite top scholars from around the country to present in the seminar series, providing a glimpse of the frontiers of economic research that helps invigorate our core studies.
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Standout Curriculum
If you鈥檙e looking for a thorough and innovative education in economics, you need look no further than our department at Weatherhead School of Management.
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- ECON鈥�102 鈥� Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON鈥�103 鈥� Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON鈥�216 鈥� Data Visualization in R
- ECON鈥�307 鈥� Intermediate Macro Theory
- ECON鈥�308 鈥� Intermediate Micro Theory
- ECON鈥�309 鈥� Intermediate Micro Theory: Calculus-Based
- ECON鈥�312 鈥� Entrepreneurial Finance
- ECON鈥�313 鈥� Experiential Entrepreneurship
- ECON鈥�326 鈥� Econometrics
- ECON鈥�327 鈥� Advanced Econometrics
- ECON鈥�328 鈥� Designing Experiments for Social Science, Policy, and Management
- ECON鈥�329 鈥� Game Theory: The Economics of Thinking Strategically
- ECON鈥�330 鈥� Economic Behavior and Psychology
- ECON鈥�332 鈥� Economic Analysis of Labor Markets
- ECON鈥�333 鈥� The Economics of Organizations and Employment Relationships
- ECON鈥�338 鈥� Law and Economics
- ECON鈥�341 鈥� Money and Banking
- ECON鈥�342 鈥� Public Finance
- ECON鈥�346 鈥� Economic Perspectives
- ECON鈥�350 鈥� Regional and Urban Economics: The Case of Israel
- ECON鈥�351 鈥� Startup Nation Trip Course
- ECON鈥�355 鈥� The Origins of the Modern Economy
- ECON鈥�360 鈥� Economics of Crime
- ECON鈥�364 鈥� Economic Analysis of Business Strategies
- ECON鈥�366 鈥� Economics of Sports
- ECON鈥�368 鈥� Environmental Economics
- ECON鈥�369 鈥� Economics of Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- ECON鈥�372 鈥� International Finance
- ECON鈥�373 鈥� International Trade
- ECON鈥�374 鈥� Financial Regulation
- ECON鈥�375 鈥� Economics of Developing Countries
- ECON鈥�376 鈥� Inside Financial Crises
- ECON鈥�377 鈥� Topics in Monetary Policy
- ECON鈥�378 鈥� Health Care Economics
- ECON鈥�380 鈥� Computational Economics
- ECON鈥�386 鈥� Urban Economics
- ECON鈥�391 鈥� Advanced Topics and Writing in Economics
- ECON鈥�395 鈥� Senior Capstone in Economics
- ECON鈥�397 鈥� Honors Research I
- ECON鈥�398 鈥� Honors Research II
- ECON鈥�399 鈥� Individual Readings and Research
- ECON鈥�403 鈥� Economics for Management
- ECON鈥�403A 鈥� Economics
- ECON鈥�421 鈥� Health Economics and Strategy
- ECON鈥�427 鈥� Advanced Econometrics
- ECON鈥�429 鈥� Game Theory: The Economics of Thinking Strategically
- ECON鈥�438 鈥� Law and Economics
- ECON鈥�468 鈥� Environmental Economics
- ENTP鈥�428 鈥� Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- GMBA鈥�402B 鈥� Management of Analytics II
- HSMC鈥�410 鈥� The American Healthcare Landscape and Statistics for Healthcare
- HSMC鈥�421 鈥� Health Economics and Strategy
- HSMC鈥�425 鈥� Dialogues in Health Care Management
- HSMC鈥�457 鈥� Health Decision Making & Analytics
- MBAC鈥�512 鈥� Economics
- MBAC鈥�512A 鈥� Microeconomics
- MBAC鈥�512B 鈥� Macroeconomics
- MBAP鈥�406 鈥� Economics for Managers
- MBAP鈥�406H 鈥� Economics for Managers
- MPHP鈥�421 鈥� Health Economics and Strategy
Get in Touch
Mark Votruba
Associate ProfessorDepartment of EconomicsWeatherhead School of ManagementResearch AssociateStatistics NorwayEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.4296