Research
Researchers at the Department of Economics are active participants in the international academic community and they also engage in societal debates.
Department of Economics
Department of Economics
The Department of Economics is committed to outstanding research and research-based education at all levels. We are particularly strong in microeconomic theory and empirical microeconomics with a focus on labor and personnel economics, urban and transport economics, energy and environmental economics, as well as competition and innovation economics.
We offer Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees in Economics. The study programmes are structured to ensure internationally recognized qualifications and a lifelong human capital.
We are part of Helsinki Graduate School of Economics. Helsinki GSE is a unit for economic research and graduate education that was established in 2018 together with Hanken School of Economics and the University of Helsinki.
Get to know our work
We strive for outstanding economic research, teaching and societal impact.
People at the Department of Economics
Meet our professors, researchers, doctoral students and staff.
Studies
Economics can be studied as a major in the Bachelor's Programme, in the Master’s Programme and in the PhD Programme, or as a minor in any of the school's Bachelor’s or Master’s Programmes.
Contact information
Visiting address
Ekonominaukio 1
FI-02150 Espoo
Finland
Postal address
Department of Economics
Aalto University School of Business
PO BOX 21210
FI-00076 AALTO
FINLAND
Department Administration
Head of the Department: Professor Pauli Murto
Secretary: Milja Kylänpää, [email protected]
School of Business
Ekonominaukio 1
News
‘Developing tools and techniques for incorporating and studying information processing biases into economic models is what I work on’
Assistant Professor Daniel Hauser receives a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant
Training in open research, including AI, ethics, data visualisation, and more – register now
New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2024 are open.
Online AI course could boost study equality
Students at the School of Business believe that mastering Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be beneficial for both academic success and career prospects, as AI becomes increasingly integrated into daily life.
Professor appointments at the School of Business
Prottoy Akbar, Pablo Warnes, Erkki Vihriälä and Christoph Huber will start in their new positions on 1 August 2024.Events
Events programme – Designs for a Cooler Planet 2024
Attend over thirty open seminars, talks, tours, film screenings and workshops.
Take it or leave it - a recycling event open to all
Welcome to the open to all recycling event!
Cooler Planet: Guided public art tour 10.9.
Join the tour with art curator Outi Turpeinen and get to know Aalto University's public art collections in the Marsio, Kide, and Viima buildings in more detail.
Better Business — Better Society Seminar: 'Tule päivittämään tietosi yritysvastuusta - tutkimus vs. käytäntö'
Better Business — Better Society Seminar Series offers opportunities to learn about and discuss current societally important topics monthly.School of Business
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