The mission of the Department of Economics is to provide economic education to the citizens of Kentucky and everywhere. There are three components of the mission.
The first is to conduct nationally and internationally recognized research designed to increase our understanding of economic phenomena.
The second is to provide formal training in economics to undergraduate and graduate students at the University.
The third is to provide services to the College and University, the profession, and to local, state, and national governments.
The Department of Economics will fulfill its mission by:
Conducting research that leads to publications in quality scholarly journals.
Providing a thorough and meaningful education in economics to undergraduate students of the University - both those with majors in the Department and those from other programs.
Advancing the knowledge and skills of graduate students, both from the departmental graduate programs and from other graduate programs of the University, by conducting advanced seminars and supervising students'' own research programs.
Promoting the understanding of human behavior by conducting applied economic policy analysis for local, state, and national governments.
Providing service to promote the research and service needs of the profession
Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics Building 335
Department of Economics
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0034.
Phone: (606)-257-3626
Fax: (606)-323-1920
