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The Department of Economics, located in the Rice University's School of Social Sciences, is a center of excellence for research and teaching in economics.  Its faculty, engaged in cutting-edge research and effective teaching, is committed to the advancement of knowledge in all areas of economics and to foster a better understanding of the importance of economic research in the formulation and assessment of public policy.   

Following the launch of the Rice Initiative for the Study of Economics (RISE), and the ensuing expansion of its faculty, the department has established itself as a world-leading institution for structural empirical microeconomics. The structural approach to empirical economics emphasizes the importance of a rigorous combination of economic theory, econometrics and data analysis to address substantively important issues in all areas of economics.

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