Department of Economics
Campus Location
McElhinney Hall
Phone: (713) 743-3800
Fax: (713) 743-3798
Mailing address
University of Houston
3623 Cullen Boulevard Room 204
Houston, TX 77204-5019
Campus Location
McElhinney Hall
Phone: (713) 743-3800
Fax: (713) 743-3798
Mailing address
University of Houston
3623 Cullen Boulevard Room 204
Houston, TX 77204-5019
About Economics at UH
The department of Economics at the University of Houston is made up of an innovative group of scholars who are dedicated to producing top-flight research while training our students in the latest techniques in economic analysis.
News from Economics
- Chinhui Juhn, Henry Graham Professor of Economics wins the prestigious CLASS Distinguished Faculty Award in May 2020. More..
- Assistant Professor Nathan Canen publishes landmark study on political polarization in one of the discipline’s most prestigious journals, Econometrica. More..
- Dietz Vollrath, Professor of Economics and Department chair published a new book, Fully Grown: Why a stagnant economy is a sign of success by the University of Chicago Press in January 2020. More from Dr. Vollrath’s website and blog.
- The Economics Department transitions to a new Chair in Fall 2019: Dietz Vollrath replaces 15-year veteran David Papell. More…
- Vegard Nygaard’s research on the macroeconomic effects of ageing and healthcare policy is highlighted in a chapter of a new book posted on VoxEU.
- The Economics Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Vegard Mokleiv Nygaard as a new assistant professor starting fall 2019. More…
- Elaine Liu's research on the gender gap in risk attitudes is highlighted by the media More…
- Janet Kohlhase, professor of economics receives the RSAI Fellow Award. More..
- Elaine Liu’s research on China’s rural property rights and agricultural productivity is highlighted on VoxChina and VoxDev
- Gergely Ujhelyi and Andrea Szabo’s research on voter turnout in India is highlighted by the International Growth Center (IGC).
- The University of Houston (UH) Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Applied Economics ranked 6 th among other applied economics master’s degree programs by The Financial Engineer’s 2015 Master of Economics Rankings and 34 th overall for master’s degrees in economics in the nation. More...
