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Department of Economics
Economics comprises a variety of theoretical approaches to understanding human behavior, social interactions, and economic performance, and a set of powerful statistical tools that can be used to test competing theories empirically.
The economics curriculum at Haverford offers introductory and upper level courses both in theory and empirical methods, as well as numerous electives on a broad range of economic topics.
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Jason's thesis is assessing the employment effects of minimum wage increases in the leisure and hospitality industry from 2010-2018 on New Jersey and Pennsylvania border counties.
Sam's thesis investigates how efficient real estate developers opt to build taller than profit-maximizing heights to signal their superiority and differentiate from less-efficient competition.