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
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
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
MIT Economics website
Digital Record
Identifier: http://economics.mit.edu/
Dates:
2017 July 23 – ongoing
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