Research Programs

CADMY is an innovative research center working at the intersection of computer science, economics, and data science. The Center aims to support Yale faculty and students with their research in relevant areas and will serve as a platform to host visiting faculty and postdoctoral fellows, promoting ongoing academic engagement and advancement.

Yale has one of the finest research groups in econometrics in the world. The Economics Department has consistently led international rankings in econometrics over the last several decades.

Economic theory is at the center of the Cowles Foundation’s research mission. The Economic Theory group at Yale has a distinguished legacy of outstanding scholars and is characterized by a large faculty whose research spans virtually all specializations.

Industrial Organization at Yale is a strong and distinctive group. Many of the central ideas of the field were developed at Yale, and many of the field’s top scholars were trained here.

The International Trade group at Yale extends across the Department of Economics and the School of Management and includes renowned faculty who work on theoretical, empirical, and quantitative trade models, as well as trade policy, political economy, and international finance.

Faculty in the Labor and Public Economics group at Yale work on a broad range of research, including the effects of taxes and welfare programs, wage and employment determination, education economics, and the analysis of racial and gender discrimination.

Yale has a long and storied tradition of excellence in macroeconomics. The current Macroeconomics group includes faculty leading the field in both theory and empirical research, as well as several faculty influencing current policy debates.

Political Economy is a growing and interdisciplinary field at Yale, bridging the Departments of Economics and Political Science. Faculty include leading scholars who study the intersection of economic and political behavior, institutions, and outcomes using theoretical and empirical methods.