Department of Economics

The Department of Economics (ECON) offers programs that give students a good grounding in both theoretical and applied economics. The programs aim at preparing graduates to work in the private and public sectors. Students will be able to work in economics, business, law, public administration, international relations and related fields. The department boasts the largest number of tenured and tenure-track faculty members of professorial rank in Lebanon. Members of the faculty are engaged in research in many areas of economics and have gained local, regional and international recognition.

The programs under ECON are Bachelor of Science in Economics, Minor in Economics and the Master of Arts in Applied Economics (offers the opportunity to pursue the Cooperative Program with UChicago).

Academic Programs

Undergraduate

• BS in Economics
• Minor in Economics

Graduate

• MA in Applied Economics
• Cooperative Program with the University of Chicago

Economics Seminar Series

View our monthly seminars and lectures.

Journal

Review of Middle East Economics and Finance

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Why Study Economics?

Below is a video by the American Economic Association explaining what a career in Economics is about and what it has to offer to students. 

News & Activities

2019

• 18th MEEA International Conference (Oct 17, 2019)
• The Best Way to Measure Poverty (Apr 04, 2019)

2018

• AKSOB Dean Elected President of the Middle East Economic Association (Dec 21, 2018)
• Lebanese Econometric Study Group Convenes at LAU (Dec 12, 2018)
• Lecture: Out-of-Sample Exchange Rate Predictability in Developed and Emerging Markets (Nov 06, 2018)

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