Department of Economics

Visit Week Schedule

Monday, April 1 – Friday, April 5, 2024

All times are listed in Central Time

Date Session Information
Monday, April 1 (Virtual)
  • TBD: Department Welcome and Introductions
  • 11am - 12pm: Public Student Workshop - Andrea Franco
  • 12:15pm - 1:30pm: IO Student Workshop
Tuesday, April 2 (Virtual)
  • 12pm - 1pm: Macro Student Workshop - Mitchell Valdés Bobes and Marlena Eley
  • 4pm - 5:15pm: International Student Workshop
Wednesday, April 3 (Virtual)
  • TBD: Senior Student Panel
  • 11am-12pm: Empirical Micro Student Workshop - Zhuoli Chen
Thursday, April 4 (Virtual)
  • TBD
Friday, April 5 (Hybrid)
  • 9:30am - 12pm - Faculty Field Introductions (virtual participation available)
  • 12pm - 1:45pm - Lunch - with faculty & current students
  • 2pm - 2:30pm - 1st/2nd Year Student Panel
  • 2:30pm - 4:15pm - Faculty Office Hours (virtual participation may be available)
  • 4:30pm - 5:45pm - Memorial Union Event - meet with current students, alumni & faculty
  • 7pm - Hosted Dinner - with faculty & current students

The Department of Economics is hosting the Juli Plant Grainger PhD Alumni Conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Alumni from the Wisconsin PhD program will present their work on this year’s theme: Money, Banking and Finance. Visiting prospective PhD students are welcome to attend part or all of the conference in conjunction with their attendance for Visit Day. Separate registration is required for the Alumni Conference.

Visit Week Homepage

Visit Week for prospective economics PhD students is April 1 - April 5, 2024.

Visit Week Registration

If you plan to attend Visit Week events, please complete the registration form…

In-person Visit Day Information