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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1965

Historical Note

Until 1903, classes in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were taught as part of Course IX, General Studies. In 1903 the Department of Economics, Statistics and Political Science was established; in 1907 it became the Department of Economics and Statistics, and Political Science became part of the Department of History and Political Science. In 1934 the Department of Economics and Statistics became the Department of Economics and Social Science, and in 1965 it became the Department of Economics.

Chronology:
Heads of the Program and Department
1893–1933
Davis R. Dewey
1933–1958
Ralph Evans Freeman
1958–1964
Robert Lyle Bishop
1964–1982
E. Cary Brown
1983–1984
Ann F. Friedlaender
1984
E. Cary Brown, Acting Head
1985–1987
Peter Arthur Diamond
1987–1990
Richard Samuel Eckaus
1990–1993
Peter Temin
1993–1994
Stanley Fischer
1994–1998
Paul Joskow
1998–2003
Olivier Blanchard
2003–2006
Bengt Holmstrom
2006–2008
James Poterba
2008–2011
Ricardo J. Caballero
2011–2016
Whitney Newey
2016–2017
Glenn Ellison
2017–2020
Nancy L. Rose
2020–
Glenn Ellison

Functions

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics curricula

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39080020382963]
Identifier: AC-0478
Dates: circa 1945, 1993
Found in: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0394
Scope and Contents of the Collection Most of the records were created while Robert Lyle Bishop (1958-1964) and Edgar Cary Brown (1964-1982) were heads of the department. The collection contains correspondence, plans, reports, and studies on affirmative action; and information about department committees, changes in the graduate and undergraduate curricula, and visiting committees. Included is a department history with lists of all faculty and student evaluations of courses. Also included is Brown's correspondence with the...
Dates: 1947
Found in: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics student records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0431
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of student records kept by the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1965-1985.

Dates: 1965 - 1985
Found in: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections

MIT Economics website

 Digital Record
Identifier: http://economics.mit.edu/
Dates: 2017 July 23 – ongoing
Found in: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections

MIT Economics website, 2017 July 23 – ongoing

 Item
Scope and Contents The MIT Department of Economics website provides an overview of the Department and information academic programs, people, events and seminars, centers, and publications. For over a century, the Department of Economics at MIT has played a leading role in economics education, research, and public service. The Department’s commitment to advancing leading-edge research is paired with a focus on enhancing the quality of economics education at MIT and beyond. It is part of The MIT School of...
Dates: 2017 July 23 – ongoing
Found in: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics records

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