Department of Economics

In Spanish

The Department of Economics offers one undergraduate program in economics and several graduate programs including the M.S. program in Economics. Starting in AY 2008, the department will also offer a PhD program in Economics. Economics is one of the largest departments in the university. In 2006, it was the fifth largest department, with 800 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students. In addition, we house the Center for Economic Development Studies founded in 1958, which is one of the most prestigious economic research institutes in the country carrying out around 22 economics and consulting projects per year in the areas of democracy, education, labor market, natural resources and environment, poverty and income distribution, violence and conflict, macroeconomics, fiscal policy, urban economics, international trade, agricultural economics, institutional economics and industrial organization. The presence of the Center in the department provides numerous research opportunities for our students.

The department has its own Economics Library (CEDE) with more than 35.000 publications available that include the most important specialized journals and textbooks. CEDE is considered to be the best library in economics in Colombia and one of the best in Latin America.