PhD Program | Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics

Chicago Economics stands apart.

The coursework, research, and teaching in our six-year, fully funded program pave the way for our doctoral students to become recognized talent and foremost thinkers in the field. The discoveries our students make here—and the boundaries they push—will define the next generation of economic scholarship.

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Key Personnel

Azeem Shaikh

Department Chair; Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor in Economics and the College

Benjamin Brooks

Director of Graduate Studies; Professor in Economics and the College

Kate Falzareno

Graduate Student Affairs Administrator

Alexander Torgovitsky

Professor in Economics and the College; Director, Graduate Admissions

Manasi Deshpande

Associate Professor in Economics and the College; Director, Graduate Placement

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