Department of Economics

Visit Week Schedule

Virtual – March 20 + March 31 – April 2, 2025
In-person/hybrid – Monday, April 7, 2025

All times are listed in Central Time

Date Session Information
Thursday, March 20 (Virtual)
  • 12pm - 1pm: International Student Workshop - M McMain
Monday, March 31 (Virtual)
  • 9am-10am: Department Welcome and Introductions
  • 11am - 12pm: Public Student Workshop - Michael Fogarty
  • 12:20pm - 1:30pm: IO Student Workshop - Dalya Elmalt & Masahiro Nishida
Tuesday, April 1 (Virtual)
  • 11:45am - 12:45pm: Econometrics Student Workshop - J.C. Lazzaro
  • 12pm - 1pm: Macro Student Workshop - Fernando de Lima Lopes & Stefano Lord Medrano
Wednesday, April 2 (Virtual)
  • 10am-10:45am: Senior Student Panel
  • 11am-12pm: Empirical Micro Student Workshop - Claire Kim
Monday, April 7 (Hybrid)
  • 9:30am - 12pm - Faculty Field Introductions (virtual participation available)
  • 12pm - 1:45pm - Lunch - with faculty & current students
  • 2pm - 2:30pm - Early Years 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 & faculty
  • 7pm - Hosted Dinner - with faculty & current students

The Department of Economics is hosting the Juli Plant Grainger PhD Alumni Conference on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Alumni from the Wisconsin PhD program will present their work on this year’s theme: Empirical Industrial Organization. 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 March 31 - April 4, + in-person on April 7.

Visit Week Registration

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

In-person Visit Day Information