People
The Boston College economics faculty comprises 40 full-time positions. They allocate their time between research and teaching in undergraduate (1,300 majors) and doctoral (70 students) programs as well as participating in the wider intellectual life of the University, the Boston area and the world.
![Robert Murphy](/content/dam/bc1/schools/mcas/Faculty%20Directory/Bob-Murphy_350x418.jpg)
Robert Murphy
Chair of the Economics Department
Professor
robert.murphy.1@bc.edu 617-552-3688 Maloney 394
![Mehmet Ekmekci](/content/dam/bc1/schools/mcas/Faculty%20Directory/Mehmet-Ekmekci_350x418.jpg)
Mehmet Ekmekci
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor
mehmet.ekmekci@bc.edu 617-552-3693 Maloney Hall 318
![Donald Cox](/content/dam/bc1/schools/law/academics/profiles/Missing_photo.jpg)
Donald Cox
Assistant Chair, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Professor
donald.cox@bc.edu 617-552-3677 Maloney Hall 331
![Nadia Smith](/content/dam/bc1/schools/law/academics/profiles/Missing_photo.jpg)
Nadia Smith
Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Administrator
nadia.smith@bc.edu 617-552-3670 Maloney Hall 319
![Eileen Tishler](/content/dam/bc1/schools/law/academics/profiles/Missing_photo.jpg)
![Amy Li](/content/dam/bc1/schools/law/academics/profiles/Missing_photo.jpg)