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rom wealth inequality and globalization to education and climate change, studying economics puts you at the center of the 21st century’s most pressing challenges. As a result, today’s economics students will be among tomorrow’s most influential citizens and policymakers, playing a key role in helping shape sustainable global societies. As an economics major at Rollins, you’ll consider behavior in economic history and alternative perspectives alongside traditional analysis, preparing you to examine theories and policies from multiple angles. You’ll engage in hands-on learning with personalized attention, developing critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that are increasingly valued by both graduate schools and employers in fields from law and public policy to business and finance.
Why Study Economics at Rollins Ideological Diversity In addition to the essential micro/macro/ statistical core, you’ll develop a greater depth of knowledge via courses that explore alternative economic approaches.
Global Perspective From China to Croatia, you’ll explore how the world works through field studies and study abroad programs that teach you to analyze economic situations through an international lens.
Teaching Excellence No overflowing lecture halls here. All of our small, discussion-based classes are taught by full-time faculty who have earned multiple awards and terminal degrees in the field.
“Studying economics at Rollins prepared me both to understand the models and equations that economists use and to recognize the often-overlooked fact that political applications of economics are not value-neutral. Through exposure to various schools of economic thought, Rollins prepared me to think critically and prepared me for a career in law and political theory.”
Kolten Ellis ’16
JD Candidate, Washington University Law School
Rollins Economics Careers Rollins economics grads are making tomorrow happen at some of the world’s most innovative companies.
Cameron Dawson ’13
Research Analyst, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
Michael Deng ’15
Training Specialist, Pharma Technical Global Supply Chain & Operations of Genentech, The Roche Group
Mimi Houston ’10
PhD Candidate, Colorado State University
Michael Schweizer ’15
Associate, The Boston Consulting Group
Collyn Welsh ’15
Coordinator of Loyalty & Rewards Program, Orlando City Soccer Club
Jessica Wilson ’15
Marketing Manager-Private Client Group Investment Products, Raymond James
Real World Experience From internships to research, economics grads hone their skills in the real world.
Popular Courses Our innovative curriculum empowers students to examine economics from multiple perspectives, view policies in their social and historical contexts, and understand the international effects of economic policy. The core curriculum provides economics majors with the foundation to pursue either economic theory or applied economics. • ECO 202 Introduction to Economics in Historical Perspective • ECO 306 Monetary Economics • ECO 308 European Economies • ECO 312 Alternative Economic Perspectives • ECO 370 The Economics of Piracy • ECO 407 International Finance
Beyond the Classroom Community Connections In Zhaochang Peng’s course, The Global Economy, students explore the economic relationship between the developed and developing worlds by partnering with local direct-trade coffee shop, Downtown Credo. That’s just one example of the opportunities economics majors have to hone their knowledge and skills through real-world applications.
Real Research At Rollins, every economics major has the opportunity to conduct, publish, and present real-world research alongside our expert faculty, giving them a competitive advantage in the job market and graduate school.
Student-Led Organizations From our chapter of the international economics honors society Omicron Delta Epsilon to the Rollins Investment Club, you’ll sharpen your economic acumen through an array of student-led organizations.
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Expert Faculty With their international background, elite credentials, and diverse economic ideologies, our expert faculty have crafted a unique liberal arts economics program where mainstream economic ideas are placed in historical context and economic alternatives are explored.
Benjamin Balak, PhD | Associate Professor of Economics Research interests: History of economic thought, economic history, methodology, philosophy and ethics, comparative economic systems and cultures, and economic rhetoric
Phil Kozel, PhD | Associate Professor of Economics Research interests: Property rights in general and intellectual property, economic theory, economic history and Marxian economics
Harry Kypraios, PhD | Associate Professor of Economics Research interests: Monetary economics, economics in historical perspective, international economics
Zhaochang Peng, PhD | Assistant Professor of Economics Research interests: Political economy, Chinese economic development, inequality and poverty, agroecology and sustainable food production, technological and institutional innovations, and human freedom in relation to nature and society
Martina Vidovic, PhD | Associate Professor of Economics Research interests: Applied microeconomics, applied econometrics, environmental economics with an emphasis on effectiveness of voluntary pollution-reduction programs and trade and the environment
Anca M. Voicu, PhD | Professor of Economics Research interests: International trade theory and policy, genetic algorithms applied to trade modeling, empirical trade models of the inter-war years, the impact of trade on the environment, economics and culture
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