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
Reconnecting with fellow economics alumni at the first-ever SAGE alumni homecoming
Ateneo de Manila University’s Department of Economics hosted its premier alumni homecoming last 9 December to welcome back its cherished graduates and faculty.
HRep-Ateneo Congressional Research Fellows at the 4th APEA Conference
HRep-Ateneo Congressional Research Fellows Dr Majah-Leah Ravago and Dr Ser Peña-Reyes, attended the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA) Conference on 7 December 2023 held at the Batasan Complex.
HRep-Ateneo Project 3rd Roundtable Discussion: Primary Health Care and Financial Inclusion
The third roundtable discussion of the HRep-Ateneo Evidence-Based Research Project addressed challenges in primary health care (PHC) in the Philippines, emphasizing the need for a high-performing PHC system to achieve universal health coverage and improve population health. The afternoon session focused on monetary and financial stability, discussing recommendations for transparency and empowerment of consumers, with experts from institutions like the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas providing insights.
Ateneo Department of Economics and ACERD at the 61st PES Annual Meeting and Conference
Ateneo Department and Economics and ACERD attended the 61st Annual Meeting and Conference of the Philippine Economic Society (PES) last November 7 and 8, 2023, at Novotel Manila Araneta City.