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
Working Paper (2023-04)
Working Paper 2023-04 COVID-19 Lockdowns, Women’s Employment, and the Motherhood Penalty: Evidence from the Philippines Geoffrey M. Ducanes and Vincent Jerald Ramos Abstract Using labor...
Ateneo team declared champion at MART x CFAP Cup: Inter-Collegiate Bonds Trading Competition
Ateneo declared champion at the MART x CFAP Cup: Inter-Collegiate Bonds Trading Competition The Department of Economics warmly congratulates the following students for their victorious...
HRep-Ateneo Project 2nd Roundtable Discussion: Food Prices and Fiscal Management
The HRep-Ateneo Project held its second round table discussion, addressing issues on food prices and fiscal management. Discussions included strategies to lower food prices and insights into developing a fiscal-centric macroeconomic model to navigate the challenges of high inflation in the Philippines.
HRep-Ateneo Project’s Inception Workshop: In March to Meet the Objectives
The HRep-Ateneo Project conducted its Inception Workshop in Faber Hall 101 at Ateneo de Manila University. Dr. Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, Ph.D., Dean of the Ateneo de...