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Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman Kolehiyo ng Ekonomiks | |
Type | Public University; Research University; Degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman |
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Established | 1965 |
Parent institution | University of the Philippines Diliman |
Dean | Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, Ph.D. |
Academic staff | at least 47 |
Students | 646 (as of 1st Semester, AY 2023 - 2024) |
Undergraduates | 571 |
Postgraduates | 57 |
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Address | Guerrero corner Osmeña Streets, Diliman , |
Website | www |
The University of the Philippines Diliman School of Economics is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman specializing in the study of economics. Established in 1965, the School of Economics was chosen as the first and only CHED Center for Excellence in Economics in the Philippines in 1999.
In April 2017, the School was among the top 5% (rank 244 among 7,408) of economics departments in the world based on the strength of its graduate students, as ranked by RePEc.[1]
Faculty research is particularly strong in the areas of health economics, public economics, and development economics. In collaboration with the Philippine Economic Society, the school publishes the Philippine Review of Economics,[2] a leading journal of economics-related research in the Philippines.
The 9th and current dean of the School of Economics is Prof. Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, Ph.D. She was appointed in 2021 for a term for 3 years.[3]