Economics at St. Olaf College

20 faculty and 30 courses in Economics at St. Olaf College.

Faculty

• Seth Binder, Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies; Frank Gery Endowed Chair in Economics h-index 9
  Economics of sustainable development; valuation and management of biodiversity and ecosystem services Publications: Refereed articles ( denotes undergraduate co-author) Gold, M., S. Binder, C. Nolte (2023) Exp
  Notable: “Nutrient enrichment, biodiversity loss, and consequent declines in ecosystem productivity” (2013) · 701 citations
• Ashley Hodgson, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 5
  Behavioral Economics, Systems Thinking, Game Theory, Health Care Economics. Publications: “Video-conferencing in a health economics course with alumni in healthcare and partners abroad” invited book chapter in Handbook on Teach
  Notable: “Jobless Recoveries and the Wait-and-See Hypothesis” (2005) · 35 citations
• Naafey Sardar, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 4
  Macroeconomics, Energy Economics, and Applied Time Series Econometrics Academic publications: Naafey Sardar, 2026. "Rethinking productivity shocks: The role of monetary policy constraints," Macroeconomic Dynamics , 30 (e29
  Notable: “Exploring asymmetries in the effects of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on U.S. food and agricultural stock prices” (2021) · 29 citations
• Marcus Bansah, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 3
  Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Economics, Development Economics, Public Finance Professional Website Media: MinnPost, Private data fills the gap imperfectly as government shutdown halts key
  Notable: “Tackling the shadow economy through inflation and access to credit” (2023) · 7 citations
• Anthony Becker, Professor of Economics h-index 2
  Notable: “MOTIVATING RECYCLING: A MARGINAL COST ANALYSIS” (1993) · 42 citations
• Malabi Dass, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 1
  Notable: “Unpacking economic mobility: The short- and long-term impacts of trade liberalization” (2025) · 1 citations
• Adam Kaiser, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
• Alli Esther, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
• Allison Luedtke, Associate Professor of Economics; Department Chair of Economics
• Antar Salim, Visiting Professor of Economics
• Catherine Engle, Academic Administrative Assistant – Team East
• Colin Harris, Associate Professor and Tomson Family Chair of Law and Economics; Director of Public Affairs Conversation
  Law and Economics, Property Rights, Political Economy Journal Articles: Indicates a current or former student " The Humanizing Effect of Market Interaction ", with Andrew Myers and Adam Kaiser , Journal of Eco
• Kelsey Baumann, Visiting Instructor in Economics
• Kulsoom Hisam, Assistant Professor of Economics
• Noah Braun, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
• Padma Ramlall, Visiting Instructor of Economics
• Shawn Osell, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
• Sian Christie, Entrepreneur in Residence; Husby-Johnson Endowed Chair of Business and Economics; Director of Business and Management Studies
• Teresa Rothausen, Visiting Professor of Economics
• Urbashi Mookerjee, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
  Notable: “Disparities in the Age of AI: Employment and Wage Inequality Across Skill Groups in Rural and Urban Areas” (2025)

Courses

• Gateways to Economics: Capitalism ECON 113
• Principles of Economics ECON 121
• Topics in Economic Analysis ECON 200
• Game Theory in Economics ECON 222
• Introduction to Law and Economics ECON 240
• Contemporary Issues in Macroeconomics ECON 241
• Environmental Economics ECON 242
• Economics of Health Care ECON 245
• Money and Banking ECON 248
• Introductory Econometrics ECON 260
• Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory ECON 261
• Intermediate Microeconomic Theory ECON 262
• Academic Internship ECON 294
• Independent Study ECON 298
• Development Economics ECON 343
• Economics of Public Policy ECON 371
• Behavioral Economics ECON 372
• Labor Economics and Employment Relations ECON 376
• Digital Industries: Platforms, Social Media and Blockchain ECON 377
• Comparative Economic Analysis of Legal Systems ECON 378
• American Economic History ECON 380
• International Economics ECON 382
• Network Economics ECON 383
• Econometrics: Cross-Sectional and Panel Data ECON 384
• Econometrics: Time Series and Forecasting ECON 385
• The Economic Writing Process ECON 393
• Directed Undergraduate Research ECON 396
• Independent Research ECON 398
• Seminar in Economics ECON 399
• + 1 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.