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The USC Economics Alumni Happy Hour event took place at Foretti’s in Orange County, where alumni gathered for an enjoyable evening of networking and socializing.

This fall, we’re thrilled to welcome over 100 first-year students and 94 transfer students to the Economics family! The Economics New Student Welcome, held on Friday, August 23rd at the University Club, was a resounding success.

The Economics Department offered an exciting new course at the USC Capital Campus in Washington, DC, this summer.

Education is very important to Charles Isham ’65 MBA ’72, a founding member of the Economics Leadership Council.

Celebrating his long, distinguished career as a development economist, faculty and friends gathered to  honor Professor Jeffrey Nugent and his achievements.

Undergraduate students joined alumni in February for the 10th Annual Economics Career Networking Night sponsored by the Economics Leadership Council. Leaders shared career opportunities in Banking, Finance, Consulting, Data Science, Entertainment, Public Sector, Real Estate, Research and Wealth Management. 

As the new Chair of the Dornsife Department of Economics, I send you my warmest greetings. It is an honor to be the first woman to hold this position.

Through his research, Assistant Professor Jeffrey Weaver explores the role of the state in the lives of disadvantaged communities, with a particular interest in evaluating the design and consequences of public policy in the US and India.