Economics at University of Oregon

26 faculty and 40 courses in Economics at University of Oregon.

Faculty

• George Evans, John B. Hamacher Professor of Economics h-index 48
  Notable: “Pitfalls in Testing for Explosive Bubbles in Asset Prices” (1991) · 671 citations
• Bruce Blonigen, Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science h-index 45
  International trade, industrial organization, applied econometrics. Website:
  Notable: “A Review of the Empirical Literature on FDI Determinants” (2005) · 1,118 citations
• Christopher Ellis, Professor Emeritus h-index 42
  Notable: “Lichen epiphyte diversity: A species, community and trait-based review” (2011) · 299 citations
• Jeremy Piger, Professor h-index 31
  Notable: “Beyond the Numbers: Measuring the Information Content of Earnings Press Release Language*” (2011) · 710 citations
• William Harbaugh, Professor; SAIL Program Founder h-index 29
  Notable: “Neural Responses to Taxation and Voluntary Giving Reveal Motives for Charitable Donations” (2007) · 1,059 citations
• Benjamin Hansen, W.E. Miner Professor of Economics; Department Head h-index 28
  Health economics, risky behaviors, economics of crime, economics of education, public policy. Website:
  Notable: “Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption” (2013) · 419 citations
• Kathleen Mullen, Associate Professor; Petrone Chair in Economics h-index 27
  Notable: “Monetary Costs of Dementia in the United States” (2013) · 1,477 citations
• Glen Waddell, Professor h-index 22
  Notable: “FDI in space: Spatial autoregressive relationships in foreign direct investment” (2006) · 600 citations
• Anne van den Nouweland, Professor h-index 22
  Notable: “Strongly stable networks” (2004) · 277 citations
• Bruce McGough, Professor; Department Head (Environmental Studies); Divisional Associate Dean (Social Sciences) h-index 20
  Notable: “A New Keynesian model with heterogeneous expectations” (2009) · 235 citations
• Laura Bakkensen, Mikesell Professor in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; Director of Master's Program h-index 17
  Notable: “The impact of climate change on global tropical cyclone damage” (2012) · 818 citations
• Shankha Chakraborty, Professor h-index 16
  Economic growth and development, macroeconomics Website:
  Notable: “Endogenous lifetime and economic growth” (2003) · 514 citations
• Michael Kuhn, Associate Professor h-index 14
  Behavioral economics, public economics, labor economics, consumer finance Website:
  Notable: “Experimental methods: Between-subject and within-subject design” (2011) · 1,409 citations
• Anca Cristea, Associate Professor; Co-Director of Master's Studies h-index 13
  International trade, transportation economics, applied econometrics Website:
  Notable: “Trade and the greenhouse gas emissions from international freight transport” (2012) · 302 citations
• Jiabin Wu, Associate Professor h-index 12
  Notable: “Do Wall Street Landlords Undermine Renters’ Welfare?” (2022) · 44 citations
• Van Kolpin, Professor; Associate Head h-index 10
  Game theory, microeconomic theory, social choice theory Website:
  Notable: “Do States Play Welfare Games?” (1999) · 245 citations
• Keaton Miller, Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies h-index 9
  Notable: “Federalism, partial prohibition, and cross-border sales: Evidence from recreational marijuana” (2020) · 81 citations
• Alfredo Burlando, Associate Professor; Director of Master's Studies h-index 9
  Development economics, economics of corruption, savings strategies in developing countries, health and fertility Website:
  Notable: “Does group inclusion hurt financial inclusion? Evidence from ultra-poor members of Ugandan savings groups” (2017) · 53 citations
• Woan Foong Wong, Associate Professor h-index 8
  Notable: “The Round Trip Effect: Endogenous Transport Costs and International Trade” (2022) · 61 citations
• Mark Colas, Associate Professor h-index 5
  Notable: “Transformations in China’s Internal Labor Migration and Hukou System” (2019) · 59 citations
• David Evans, Associate Professor h-index 1
  Notable: “Efficiency, Insurance, and Redistribution Effects of Government Policies” (2026) · 2 citations
• Edward Rubin, Assistant Professor
• Jonathan Davis, Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
• Jori Barash, Assistant Professor
• Jose Carreno-Garcia, Assistant Professor
• Mike Urbancic, Senior Instructor II

Courses

• Contemporary Economic Issues EC 101
• Special Studies EC 199
• Principles of Microeconomics EC 201Z
• Principles of Macroeconomics EC 202Z
• Intermediate Microeconomic Theory EC 311
• Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory EC 313
• Introduction to Econometrics I EC 320
• Introduction to Game Theory EC 327
• Behavioral Economics and Its Applications EC 328
• Urban and Regional Economic Problems EC 330
• Resource and Environmental Economic Issues EC 333
• Issues in Public Economics EC 340
• Labor Market Issues EC 350
• Issues in Industrial Organization EC 360
• Money and Banking EC 370
• International Economic Issues EC 380
• Problems and Issues in the Developing Economies EC 390
• Research EC 401
• Internship EC 404
• Reading and Conference EC 405
• Seminar EC 407
• Workshop EC 408
• Experimental Course EC 410
• Advanced Microeconomic Theory EC 411
• Foundations of Economic Policy Analysis EC 412
• Advanced Macroeconomic Theory EC 413
• Economic Analysis of Community Issues I EC 418
• Economic Analysis of Community Issues II EC 419
• Introduction to Econometrics II EC 421
• Economic Forecasting EC 422
• Econometrics EC 423
• Games and Decisions EC 427
• Behavioral and Experimental Economics EC 428
• Urban and Regional Economics EC 430
• Environmental Economics EC 434
• Public Economics EC 440
• Health Economics EC 443
• + 3 more courses

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.