School of Arts and Science

Department of Economics

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“The first law of economics is scarcity; and the first law of politics is to ignore the first law of economics.”
Thomas Sowell

Iona College is proud to be the headquarters of the
Eastern Economics Association

Welcome to the Department of Economics.
Economics is one of the social sciences and involves the study of people and societies.  Specifically it is the study of how people and societies make choices using scarce resources to satisfy their wants and needs.  These choices are manifested in the overall economic environment.


The Economics Department office is located in Spellman Hall, Room 201
914.633.2216
or email Dr. Donn Pescatrice.

The Eastern Economic Association holds an annual conference, usually in late February or March, in various cities on the eastern seaboard of the United States.

The 2009 Conference will be held in New York City at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers.

   
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