18 faculty and 40 courses in Economics at Hamilton College.
- Ann Owen, Professor of Economics and the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Public Policy h-index 30
And has published papers on long-run growth and income distribution as well as teaching economics to undergraduates. Examples of her current research projects include an examination of how the process of economic growth varies across countr
Notable: “Estimating dynamic panel data models: a guide for macroeconomists” (1999) · 2,142 citations
- Stephen Wu, Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics h-index 19
Health economics Subjective well-being Higher education Behavioral economics Appointed to the Faculty 2000 Educational Background Ph.D., Princeton University M.A., Princeton University B.Sc., Brown University Help us provide an accessible e
Notable: “Objective Confirmation of Subjective Measures of Human Well-Being: Evidence from the U.S.A.” (2009) · 628 citations
- Paul Hagstrom, Associate Chair, Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Economics h-index 11
The Role of Immigrant Networks on the Impact of Economic Shocks Distinctions Schwarz Research Grant, Hamilton College, 2003 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Small Grants Program, 2001-02 Arthur Levitt Omnibus
Notable: “Wage Compensation for Dangerous Work Revisited” (1998) · 131 citations
- Erol Balkan, Professor of Economics h-index 8
Es on the formation of middle classes through education and financial liberalization in developing countries. He has received several awards and grants for his work, including the International Development Research Center Grant in 1996 to s
Notable: “Political instability, country risk and probability of default” (1992) · 113 citations
- Jeffrey Pliskin, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 8
Notable: “The Effects of Worker Participation, Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing on Economics Performance: A Partial Review” (1999) · 42 citations
- Christophre Georges, Elias W. Leavenworth Professor of Economics h-index 7
Es on macroeconomic dynamics, and his current research includes work on learning and agent-based modeling in macroeconomics and finance. Georges teaches courses in macroeconomic theory, game theory, the economy of technology and innovation
Notable: “Adjustment costs and indeterminacy in perfect foresight models” (1995) · 29 citations
- Jeffrey Cross, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 4
Es on the distributional effects of carbon prices on consumers and producers of electricity. Recent Courses Taught Topics in Environmental Economics Senior Project in Environmental Economics Research Interests Environmental Economics, Energ
Notable: “Do Fans Impact Sports Outcomes? A COVID-19 Natural Experiment” (2022) · 28 citations
- Fiorella Pizzolon, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 3
In macroeconomics and international finance, with a focus on monetary and fiscal policy and sovereign debt composition. She spent over a decade teaching economics and quantitative methods at the University of Virginia and Universidad OR
Notable: “A nonlinear approach to the tourism-led growth hypothesis: the case of the MERCOSUR” (2013) · 98 citations
- Cody Couture, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 3
Lie in macroeconomics, monetary economics, and macro-finance. Couture’s current work examines the relationship between market and central bank expectations and the effect that these expectations can have on both financial markets and the re
Notable: “Financial market effects of FOMC projections” (2020) · 13 citations
- Evelyn Skoy, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 2
Economics of education, marriage/family economics, and labor economics. Skoy has four years of industry experience working in IT at Target Corporation. Recent Courses Taught Principles of Microeconomics Mathematical Tools for Econom
Notable: “BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS, FATAL POLICE INTERACTIONS, AND CRIME” (2020) · 40 citations
- Hannah Ruebeck, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 1
Es on educational and labor market inequalities using methods and insights from labor and behavioral economics, with an emphasis on the ways that psychological and social forces affect gender, racial, and other gaps. Another strand of Ruebe
- Eliane Barker, Assistant Professor of Economics
Es on the impact of government-directed hospital mergers on patients, the effect of urgent care centers entry on hospitals and patients, and gaining a better understanding of organizations and managers of the United States’ non-profit
- Emily Conover, Chair, Professor of Economics
Health policy, political economy, and labor markets in developing countries among other topics in applied microeconomics. She grew up in Colombia and came to the United States for her undergraduate studies at Wellesley College. She
- Jian Qi (Jay) Tan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Es on the effects of communication and recognition on productivity in collaborative knowledge work. Recent Courses Taught Introduction to Econometrics Microeconomic Theory Research Interests Labor economics, economics of innovation, economi
- Kara Dimitruk, Assistant Professor of Economics
- Promise Kamanga, Assistant Professor of Economics
In the areas of international economics and development. Currently, Kamanga’s work centers on the impact that diplomatic relations have on trade outcomes among developing countries. Appointed to the Faculty 2023 Educational
Notable: “The Trade Impact of the Creation/Disbandment of Diplomatic Relations: The Case Involving Mainland China and Chinese Taiwan” (2025)
- Sanjay Moorjani, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
- Wei Zhan, Associate Professor of Economics
Experimental and behavioral economics, charitable giving and public economics Professional Affiliations American Economic Association Southern Economic Association Economic Science Association Appointed to the Faculty 2017 Educational
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.