The Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences. It is the University's department for teaching in economics at all academic levels as well as for research in economics.
The Department in its present form was founded in 1958, though teaching and research in Economics already began at the University in 1848. Its activities are financially supported through government funding to the University and increasingly also through external grants and funding. After 50 years situated in the center of Copenhagen, the Department of Economics moved to the Centre of Health and Society (CSS) in the City Campus during the summer of 2009.
Currently, the faculty includes around 45 permanent faculty members whose interests cover a wide range of fields in economics.
The main aims of the Department are:
- To conduct research at high international standards.
- To provide research-based teaching and supervision at Undergraduate and Graduate levels.
- To be actively engaged in the Danish and international economic policy debate
To stimulate high quality research and teaching, the Department has an ambitious guest programme; encourages national and international collaboration; operates an active seminar, workshop and conference programme; promotes the establishment of externally funded research centres; and maintains a high level of ongoing investment in IT equipment.
