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Silvia Prina

Associate Professor of Economics

Silvia Prina is a development economist interested in understanding the behavior of poor households for the purpose of uncovering potential strategies to improve their lives. Her first set of papers investigates how financial access, particularly via…
Ann Osborne

Administrative Officer, Department of Economics

Ann Osborne works closely with the chair, program directors, and faculty of the Department of Economics to support their work on academic programs, class scheduling and staffing, personnel, and budgets, and coordinates and collaborates with the depa…
Kathleen Downey

Marketing Assistant (Economics), IIOC Conference Coordinator

Kathleen works in the Department of Economics as Marketing Assistant. Kathleen promotes the good work of the department though the department website and social media. In addition, Kathleen has provided research and editorial assistance on numerous a…
Katie Thorp

Administrative Assistant (Economics)

Katie Thorp is the Administrative Assistant for the Department of Economics. She supports the day-to-day operations of the office, with a focus on the undergraduate program. Katie comes to Northeastern after earning her Master’s in English down the r…

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Boston, MA 02115-5000
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Economics at Northeastern focuses on the application of economics to real-world problems of policy and business.

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Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
301 Lake Hall
Boston, MA 02115-5000
phone: 617.373.2882
fax: 617.373.3640

email:
econ@northeastern.edu (undergrad and general inquiries)
gradecon@northeastern.edu (graduate inquiries)

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