Economics and Finance

Welcome to the Department of Economics and Finance at Utah State University. Our department was formed on July 1, 2008 by combining the economics faculty with the finance faculty. Combining these two sister disciplines into one department will help promote analytical rigor and develop quantitative skills among students in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

The members of our faculty encourage you to learn more about our new department and the programs we provide.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Economics and Finance is to:

• Promote economic and finance literacy within the Huntsman School of Business and the broader University community by providing basic economics and finance education as part of the HSB core requirements and the USU University Studies program.
• Develop future leaders in business, government and academia by offering excellence in undergraduate and master's level training in economics and finance with a focus on analytical rigor, quantitative methods, and related communication skills.
• Advance economics and finance knowledge through high-impact research and strive to make that research accessible to students within our courses.

Strategy Statement

We will be recognized in the Intermountain West as the premier source for training at the bachelor’s and master’s levels in that area that defines the intersection of the disciplines of economics and finance (i.e., market institutions and quantitative methods) by focusing on analytical rigor in the class room and producing high-impact research.