Davidson DEPARTMENT
   OF
      ECONOMICS

The department encourages all Davidson students to gain a fundamental understanding of
economics as a vital part of their liberal arts education by taking Introductory Economics.
The program develops analytical, quantitative, writing, and oral expression skills useful
for leaders who use economics rather than teaching only technical economic tools.

The members of the department are proud of the students we mentor.
For example, our students have been very successful presenting their research
to professional audiences. Click here to see what they have done.

A.K. Phifer Award in Economics, 2007

"The first of the two winners, Nancy Haskell, has an incomparable work ethic and displays remarkable insights both in class and in out-of-class discussions. She thinks with great precision and depth, and her modest and gentle demeanor belies a very sharp mind. The second winner, Kyle Hynden, possesses an insatiable desire to learn, and he very nicely keeps the 'big picture' in sharp focus while mastering the details. He is passionately committed to his work and is now pursuing international dimensions of that work in Geneva, Switzerland." (Award Citation)

The Department of Economics awards up to a total of $1,200 a year to subsidize formal study, research, field work, or community service consistent with the personal ideals of Ernest Finney Patterson, beloved professor of economics at Davidson College (1957-1979) and social activist. Completed applications, available here, are due by February 1 to the Department Chair.

We invite you to learn more about us by visiting a class and/or by talking with one of us.
Please email Mrs. Barbara Carmack, our Department Assistant, to plan such a visit
   

General Information

Faculty and Staff
(Office Assignments)
  • Davidson's Economics Gateway
  • Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin, and Roger B. Myerson were awarded The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2007 "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory"; read about it here.
  • Susan Athey was awarded the 2007 John Bates Clark Medal, awarded biannually to the best economist under the age of 40; read about it here.
  • Dennis R. Appleyard (Chair), James B. Duke Professor of International Studies and Professor of Economics (Chambers 2288, in India Fall 2008)
  • Ben Baker, Professor (Chambers 2150)
  • Peter Neal Hess, Gail M. and Ernest G. Doe Professor of Economics (Chambers 3008, on sabbatical 2008-2009)
  • Vikram Kumar, Professor (Chambers 3158)
  • Dave Martin, Professor (Chambers 2253)
  • Clark G. Ross (VPAA/Dean of the Faculty), Frontis W. Johnston Professor of Economics (Chambers 1283)
  • Kelly A. Chaston, Associate Professor (Preyer 205)
  • Mark Foley, Associate Professor (Chambers 3140)
  • Fred Smith, Associate Professor (Chambers 3136, on sabbatical 2007-2008)
  • Alica S. Sparling, Visiting Instructor (Preyer 116)
  • Barbara Carmack, Departmental Assistant (Chambers 2274)
  • Glenn Lindsey, Professor Emeritus
  • C. Louise Nelson, Professor Emerita
  • Charles Ratliff, Jr., Professor Emeritus
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PO Box 7123
Davidson, NC 28035-7123