What is it like to study economics at Princeton?

I'll discuss the graduate program. I think Regan's answer is excellent for undergraduate. I will try to answer for the Graduate Program in case you are wondering about graduate studies. read more

But the study of Economics is very much based in theory and math, so this is something you need to be prepared for if you're going to be an Econ major at Princeton. There one or two opportunities to break away from traditional Econ theory at Princeton and that's in your senior thesis and/or one of your two junior papers. read more

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Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources. The subject of this course is microeconomics, which examines the decision making of individuals and firms with regard to consumption, production, and allocation of good and services in a market system. read more