Division of Social Science
Wide-ranging expertise
The faculty of the FAS Social Science division are experts in politics, economics, society, and the human mind. Their methods are cutting edge, ranging from data-driven statistical analysis to ethnography and fieldwork; from polling and surveys to neuroimaging. Their work leads to new understandings of social and political systems and the nature of human interaction and thought.
The divisional dean of Social Science is Tony Smith.
Social Science departments and programs
The FAS is home to seven social science departments: Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics and Data Science. In addition, several programs are cross-divisional, bridging Social Science and Humanities.
News
Two FAS faculty named Fellows by the International Economic Association
The awards, to Fabrizio Zilibotti, Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics, and Rohini Pande, Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of Yale's Economic Growth Center, were among seven made this year by the global professional organization of economists.
Warmer temps, heavier owl monkeys: Climate linked to weight gain in primates
A Yale-led study co-published by Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Professor of Anthropology, finds that Azara’s owl monkeys have gotten heavier as temperatures rise — a result that defies long-standing expectations about how animals adapt to warm climates.
Smarter charging infrastructure can produce big welfare gains for EV drivers—but won’t substantially increase EV adoption in the short run
A paper co-authored by Costas Arkolakis, Professor of Economics, used data from Connecticut on travel patterns and charging station locations to identify charging locations that would maximize total driver welfare.
Beyond Elections: Why Democracy Depends on Trust, Restraint, and Collective Action
For the second year, Milan Svolik, Elizabeth S. & A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science, gathered Americanists and comparativists — once studying seemingly different political worlds — to rethink what political science truly knows about democratic stability.
At the forefront of economics
Can the field of economics help to achieve greater equality? Rohini Pande, economist and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, believes economists should consider notions of justice, not just efficiency. As part of a large study, she and her colleagues, along with researchers from the Inclusion Economics initiative, are currently surveying over 5,000 Indian women to better understand a major gender disparity in mobile phone use in the country and whether government policies might be needed to correct the imbalance.
FAS Social Science contacts
- FAS Dean of Social Science; William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Economics and Professor of Management
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- Economics
- Senior Associate Dean
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