The Department of Economics specializes in research and teaching in the fields of digital economics, monetary policy, environment and resources, political economy, international economic relations and public finance. Its lecturers teach in particular on the Bachelor's degree course in Business Administration, the English-language Master's degree course in Economic Policy and the Master's degree course in Management and Markets. The economists from University of Siegen run the MAGKS doctoral program together with colleagues from the universities of Marburg, Aachen (RWTH), Gießen, Kassel, Göttingen and Düsseldorf.
- University Professor Dr. Ekkehard Birnstiel †
- Privatdozent Dr. Hagen Bobzin †
- Associate Professor Dr. Gerhard Brinkmann †
- Associate Professor Dr. Bodo Gemper †
- Associate Professor Dr. Helmut Gemünd †
- University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk †
- Associate Professor Dr. Karl-Heinz Ostholthoff †
- Associate Professor Dr. Winfried Pahlow †
- Dr. Gerald Vogl †
- Prof. em. Dr. Artur Woll †