Welcome to Fall 2022

Welcome to Fall 2022! The department is pleased to welcome seven new faculty, ten new graduate students and 500+ returning undergraduate students with an Economics major or minor. The coming year brings many exciting new initiatives including faculty recruitment and many exciting new programs and events. 

Musa Ayar, Professor of Pedagogy

Area of Interest: Industrial Organization

Zheng Fang, Associate Professor

Area of Interest: Econometrics

Margaret (Maggie) Jones, Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Economic History, Labor Economics, The Economics of Education, Indigenous Policy, Race and Inequality

Hau Nguyen, Senior Lecturer

Areas of Interest: Labor Economics, Health Economics

Farah Hasin, Visiting Professor

Areas of Interest: Environmental and Resource Economics, Development and Trade

Y.S. (Steve) Lee, Visiting Faculty

Areas of Interest:  Law and Economic Development, Development Economics, International Trade

Sam Wunderly, Provost Fellow in Economics

Areas of Interest: Health Economics, Labor Economics, Game Theory

We welcome the class of 2026 to Emory! In total, Emory admitted 5,303 students to the incoming first-year class, with 3,592 applicants offered admission to Emory College and 3,148 offered admission to Oxford College. Of those numbers, 1,456 were admitted to both colleges. The Economics Department looks forward to connecting with these new Emory students.