Department of Economics
Forming economists and leaders in the service of the nation
In describing the master economist, John Maynard Keynes wrote:
“[He] must possess a rare combination of gifts. He must reach a high standard in several different directions, and must combine talents not often found together. He must be [a] mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher-in some degree. He must understand symbols and speak in words. He must contemplate the particular in terms of the general, and touch abstract and concrete in the same flight of thought. He must study the present in light of the past for the purposes of the future. No part of man’s nature or his institutions must lie entirely outside his regard. He must be purposeful and disinterested in a simultaneous mood; as aloof and incorruptible as an artist, yet sometimes as near to earth as a politician.”
Memorials of Alfred Marshall, ed. by A.C. Pigou, 1966
p.12, Paragraph 3
The Ateneo Department of Economics presents an excellent environment to develop such a synthesis of talents to become master economists. Indeed, graduates have assumed important posts that determine the direction of the private and public sectors in the Philippines.
Department News
2021 Working Paper (2021-05)
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2021 Working Paper (2021-04)
Working Paper 2021-04 Commentary on ‘Income and Happiness: A Philippines Context’ Edsel L. Beja, Jr. Abstract The commentary discusses five items pertinent to Palanca-Tan (2021)...
2021 Working Paper (2021-03)
Working Paper 2021-03 Adapting Competition Law and Policy for Economic Development with Asian Illustrations Majah-Leah V. Ravago, James A. Roumasset, and Arsenio M.Balisacan Abstract Do...
2021 Working Paper (2021-02)
Working Paper 2021-02 Evaluating a Community-Led Central-Kitchen Model for School Feeding Programs in the Philippines: Learnings for Multisectoral Action for Health Vanessa T. Siy Van...