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Give To Kenyon Navigation close COVID-19 Response April 23, 2020 Kenyon has temporarily adjusted its operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here . Economics Home – Academics – Departments & Programs – Economics Previous Next Student Spotlight Schwarzman Scholar Maher Latif ’17 heads to Beijing to continue a career of improving educational and economic outcomes around the world. Read more about Maher Latif. Faculty Spotlight The Value of Facebook Professor of Economics Jay Corrigan examines how much users value Facebook — by paying them to delete their accounts. Read more from Jay Corrigan. Trajectories Making a Career at Macy's Economics major Liam Moran '19 applies his knowledge to real-world challenges in the legendary retailer's finance division. Read more about Liam. Trajectories Storytelling and Startups Entrepreneur Nicole Van Der Tuin '07 shares how she uses the "tools for change" gained from her Kenyon education. Read more about Nicole. 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Additional Navigation About the Department Faculty Academic Program & Requirements Special Opportunities for Students Resources for Students After Kenyon Contact Information Department of Economics Ascension Hall Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio 43022 740-427-5656 Pamela Sheasby Administrative Assistant sheasbyp@kenyon.edu Stay Connected Follow the conversation on Twitter Do immigrants lower the wages of native workers? Why do some African economies grow so slowly? Why are buffalo almost extinct but cattle so plentiful? Do government deficits mortgage our children's future? Does an increase in the minimum wage help unskilled workers? These are some of the questions that economists try to answer using the tools of economic analysis. In the study of economics, students learn to build, test, and revise models of behavior - of consumers, firms, workers and the government - and examine how these economic agents interact in markets, both at the individual level in microeconomic analysis and at the economy-wide level in macroeconomic analysis. By integrating theory, analytical models, data, quantitative research methods and public policy issues, the economics professors at Kenyon help students understand and predict social behavior in the world around them. Students then are able to analyze important social problems like unemployment, pollution, race and gender discrimination, and inflation. This analysis allows them to intelligently evaluate public-policy proposals that are offered as solutions to these problems. Students also have opportunities for learning about economics outside of the classroom. The Economics Reading Group gives students and faculty the chance to engage in regular, informal conversations about the history of economic thought, political economy and contemporary public policy debates. Students interested in testing their skill as a portfolio manager can join Kenyon College Investments, a student-led investment club where members learn about equity markets through first-hand experience. The Shepherd Lecture Series brings renowned economists to Kenyon to give public lectures and to lead small seminars. Recent topics include the economic impac...