Economics & Finance

Finance

The finance programs at the University of New Haven provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary for a wide range of professions in today's competitive job market. The Department offers an undergraduate degree in finance and a finance concentration in the M.B.A. program. Through state-of-the-art instruction at the recently inaugurated Samuel S. Bergami Learning Center for Finance and Technology, emphasis is placed on applications, group interaction and problem-solving skills in the classroom.

Finance faculty members pride themselves in staying contemporary and innovative through continued theoretical and applied research and being committed to excellence in education. Teaching emphasis is placed on both a theoretical understanding of the financial system as well as practical application in relating theory to real-world problems.

The finance Program is part of UNH's College of Business and is housed in Maxcy Hall. Maxcy Hall offers the latest in computer technology and state-of-the art classrooms. Included are a conference room for group study and project presentations, and lecture halls equipped with computer projection and individual terminals. These facilities provide students with classrooms and study equipment second to none.

Economics

The Department of Economics and Finance offers a minor in behavioral economics. Behavioral economics entails the application of scientific research to human and social cognitive and emotional biases to better understand economic decision-making and how it affects economic variables, including market prices, returns and the allocation of resources. Behavioral economics goes beyond the traditional emphasis on rationality to focus on human limitations and complications, and their impact on markets. Behavioral models typically integrate insights from psychology with neo-classical economics.

The behavioral economics program at the University of New Haven introduces the basic theoretical and conceptual techniques of behavioral economics. The minor provides an opportunity to study an increasingly popular and highly relevant field of economics. The aim of the program is to develop students' ability to apply systematic economic thinking to social problems.

In addition to theory courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics, the minor in behavioral economics includes courses in game theory and decision-making under uncertainty.

Economics faculty members are active in research and publishing articles in academic journals and edited collections. Students can become involved as research assistants and/or conduct their own research under the guidance of a faculty member through independent study.

Contact

Chari Department of Economics & Finance,
Professor Kamal Upadhyaya
Email: kupadhyaya@newhaven.edu
Phone: 203.932.7487
Location: Maxcy Hall 120-B

Mailing Address:
300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516

Department Faculty

Kamal Upadhyaya-Chair