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During the second term of AY 2009-2010, exactly on November 12, 2009, the College of Business and Economics has formally separated into two entities: The College of Business (COB) and the School of Economics (SOE). The main objective of the School of Economics is for the better understanding of the issues surrounding the economic policies found and implemented not only in politics or government, but also in businesses or firms that affects humanity and work.

The Department of Economics is one of only two CHED Centers of Development of the College of Business and Economics. It aims to produce students that are well-versed with economic principles, policies, and research methodologies, as well as allowing Economics majors to specialize in any one of the following: labor economics, public finance, environmental economics, financial economics, and agricultural economics among others.

The faculty of the Department are holders of advanced academic degrees and are noted in the academe, such as Dr. Tereso Tullao, Jr., current Executive Director of the Center for Business and Economics Research and Development, past dean of the College of Business and Economics, and who was cited as one of the most outstanding teachers in the Philippines in 1993 by the Metrobank Foundation, Dr. Angelo Unite, whose paper, The Effect of Capital Market Liberalization Measures on the Integration of the Philippine Stock Market with International Markets: Evidence from Johansen’s Multivariate Cointegration Procedure, won an Outstanding Scientific Paper award in the 2005 National Academy of Science and Technology Awards, Dr. Ponciano Intal, Jr., who was a member of the editorial board of the Philippine Journal of Development and current Executive Director of the DLSU-Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies, and Dr. Myrna S. Austria, who is the current dean of the College.

The current Vice Chair of the Economics Department is Mr. Marvin Raymond Castell.

Academic Undergraduate Programs of SOE and code
Its program two main course/degree offerings are the Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Bachelor of Arts in Economics programs.


 * BS in Applied Economics (BS-AEC)
 * BS in Applied Economics and BS in Accountancy (AE-BSA)
 * BS in Applied Economics and Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) major in Advertising Management (AE-ADV)
 * BS in Applied Economics and BSC major in Business Management (AE-MGT)
 * BS in Applied Economics and BSC major in Legal Management (AE-LGL)
 * BS in Applied Economics and BSC major in Management of Financial Institutions (AE-FIN)
 * BS in Applied Economics and BSC major in Marketing Management(AE-MKT)
 * BS in Applied Economics and BSC major in Applied Corporate Management (AE-APC)


 * Bachelor of Arts (AB) major in Economics (AB-ECM)
 * AB major in Economics and BS in Accountancy (ECM-BSA)
 * AB major in Economics and BSC major in Advertising Management (ECM-ADV)
 * AB major in Economics and BSC major in Business Management (ECM-MGT)
 * AB major in Economics and BSC major in Legal Management (ECM-LGL)
 * AB major in Economics and BSC major in Management of Financial Institutions (ECM-FIN)
 * AB major in Economics and BSC major in Marketing Management (ECM-MKT)
 * AB major in Economics and BSC major in Applied Corporate Management (ECM-APC)

Academic Graduate Programs of SOE

 * Ph.D. in Economics
 * Master in Applied Economics
 * Master of Science in Economics

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)
The Angelo King Institute for Economics and Business Studies was established to address the need of providing and undertaking research for use by government, businesses, and the academe. It aims to translate theory into actual projects and provide other services, which would ensure its implementation.

Its publications include:
 * Working Papers
 * Negosyanteng Pinoy (English translation: Filipino businessman)
 * Notes on Business Education
 * Business Focus
 * Conferences

It also publishes the academic journal, DLSU Business and Economics Review.

The Institute's Executive Director is currently Dr. Tereso Tullao.

Student organization

 * Economics Organization (ECONORG)