CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT: Professor Persico

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: Professor Ramsey

The Department of Economics prepares students to understand individual and group decision making, the structure of markets and economies, and the relationship between regions within the global economy. The faculty at New York University is particularly strong in economic theory, macroeconomics, international economics, and economic growth and development. Although the department is large, its students enjoy an excellent student-faculty rapport. Many of the faculty members are associated with distinguished research institutions. By being able to study with faculty who are actively engaged in research, students learn not only about the fundamentals of economic theory but also about how such theory is utilized. They have the opportunity to conduct research on their own. Honors students are required to write a research paper as an honors thesis under direct faculty supervision.

Students majoring in economics have many options open to them after graduation. The major prepares them for graduate school in economics, business management, or public administration. Preprofessional students will find that an economics major not only fosters the discipline medical or law school demands, but provides a solid foundation for these and other careers. Studying economics at New York University is especially rewarding because of the urban environment. Students often find career opportunities on Wall Street, at the United Nations, or in various corporate, financial, governmental, agency, and nonprofit institutional settings.

Faculty

Professor Emeritus:
Kirzner

Paulette Goddard Professor of Political Economy:
Benhabib

Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Economics:
Gertler

Jay Gould Professor of Economics:
Nadiri

Silver Professors; Professors of Economics:
Gale, Ray

Professors:
Bai, Bisin, Caplin, Chen, Denoon, Easterly, Eaton, Fernandez, Flinn, Frydman, Gately, Jovanovic, Leahy, Lizzeri, Ludvigson, Nyarko, Ordover, Pearce, Persico, Ramsey, Rubinstein, Sargent, Schotter, Stacchetti, C. Wilson, Wolff

Associate Professors:
Lagos, Ok, Prager, Rizzo, Violante

Assistant Professors:
Frechette, Gemici, Midrigan, Stoye, Wiswall, A. Wilson, Xu, Yue

Clinical Associate Professors:
Harper, Kitsikopoulos, Lieberman

Clinical Assistant Professor:
Thapar

Global Distinguished Professor:
Ljungqvist