What upcoming workshops are hosted by the Rutgers Economics Department?

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The Rutgers Department of Economics hosts a recurring workshop and seminar series that is open to anyone interested in attending. The department's homepage lists upcoming sessions with the speaker's name, home institution, the series name, and the date and time. The series shown on the page are Micro Theory/Experimental Seminar, Empirical Microeconomics, and Macroeconomic Theory.

Upcoming workshops listed on the department page

Speaker Affiliation Series Date and time
Piotr Dworczak Northwestern University Micro Theory/Experimental Seminar Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Michael Best Columbia University Empirical Microeconomics Friday, October 9, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Morris Davis Rutgers Business School / Newark Macroeconomic Theory Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Bo Cowgill University of Toronto / Russell Sage Foundation Empirical Microeconomics Friday, October 16, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Each entry on the page includes an "Information" link, which is where you would look for the abstract, location, and any joining details for that specific session.

How to use this list

  • To attend a session: check the "Information" link next to the speaker's name for the room or link and any last-minute changes. The homepage table gives the series, speaker, and time, but not the venue.
  • To decide which series fits your interests: the series name signals the field. Micro Theory/Experimental Seminar covers theoretical and experimental work; Empirical Microeconomics covers applied data-driven micro research; Macroeconomic Theory covers macroeconomic modeling.
  • To plan around the schedule: sessions cluster in early-to-mid October in the listing above, with Empirical Microeconomics running on Friday afternoons and the other two on weekday afternoons.

What the page does not tell you

The homepage listing is a snapshot, not a full calendar. It does not state whether sessions are open to the public, whether registration is required, or where they are held — those details sit behind the individual "Information" links. If you are outside the department and want to confirm access, contact the department directly rather than assuming open attendance.

Related pages on the same site

The department homepage also links to its academic programs, which is useful if your interest in the workshops connects to a degree path:

  • Major in Economics
  • Minor in Economics
  • Minor in Quantitative Economics
  • Certificates in Economics
  • Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program
  • Masters of Economics

There is also an advisor contact option on the page for questions about these programs.

One caution worth repeating

The department page carries an explicit scam warning: fraudulent job offers posing as research assistant positions for Economics faculty continue to circulate. Legitimate offers and HR correspondence (including payroll) come from a "rutgers.edu" email address, and faculty will not ask you to pay upfront for equipment or other purchases. Treat any workshop-adjacent message that violates these rules as suspect.