49 faculty and 37 courses in Economics at Brown University.
- Andrew Foster, George and Nancy Parker Professor of Economics h-index 64
- Peter Hull, Professor of Economics h-index 36
Es on developing new methods to robustly estimate causal effects in non-experimental data, measure institutional quality in education and healthcare, and test for inequity in high-stakes decisions. Featured Research 1. Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Meas
- Roberto Serrano, Harrison S. Kravis University Professor of Economics h-index 29
- Stelios Michalopoulos, Eastman Professor of Political Economy h-index 28
Economic Growth - Political Economy - Macro development - Google Scholar Account
- Anna Aizer, Maurice R. Greenberg Professor of Economics h-index 28
- Brian Knight, Professor of Economics, Director of Undergraduate Studies h-index 27
- Pedro Dal Bo, Professor of Economics h-index 21
- Dany Bahar, Visiting Associate Professor of Economics h-index 16
- Toru Kitagawa, Professor of Economics, Director of Graduate Studies h-index 16
- Matthew Turner, Professor of Economics h-index 15
- Jack Fanning, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 5
Microeconomic theory (I am particularly interested in bargaining theory) and experimental economics.
- Alex Poterack, Steven Rattner Associate Teaching Professor of Economics
- Alexandre Gaillard, Buchbinder Family Assistant Professor of Economics
- Amy Handlan, Yang Family Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics Methods: Text Analysis, Machine Learning Copy heading link
- Andriy Norets, Professor of Economics
- Bobby Pakzad-Hurson, Jonathan M. Nelson Assistant Professor of Economics
- Brad Gibbs, Urry and Comfort Associate Teaching Professor of Economics
- Bryce Steinberg, IJC Assistant Professor of Economics
- Christina Paxson, President of Brown University, Professor of Economics
- David Weil, James and Merryl Tisch Professor of Economics
- Dev Patel, Peggy and Henry D. Sharpe Jr. Assistant Professor of Economics
With John J. Conlon) Abstract We test for stereotyping—the exaggeration of representative traits—in a high-stakes economic environment. Using both surveys administered among undergraduates at the Ohio State University and large-scale nationally representat
- Elisa Macchi, August Family Assistant Professor of Economics
- Felipe Valencia Caicedo, Dean's Assistant Professor of Economics
In Economic History, Development EconomicsandPolitical Economy, with a focus on Latin America. I am also a Research Fellow of CEPR (Economic History, Political Economy and Preventing Conflict) , the Kiel Insti
- Gauti Eggertsson, Dupee Family Professor of Economics
- Geoffroy de Clippel, Professor of Economics, Director of Orlando Bravo Center
- Ivan Kwok, Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics
S are applied microeconomics, behavioral economics, and industrial organization.
- Jesse Bruhn, Assistant Professor of Economics and Education
- John Friedman, Vascellaro Family Dean, Distinguished Professor of Economics
- John Papay, Associate Professor of Education
Es on educational inequality and policies that affect teachers and their work. Papay conducts much of his research in collaborative partnerships with policymakers and practitioners. He currently leads the Educational Opportunity in Massachusetts project, a lon
- Jonathan Roth, Associate Professor of Economics
In econometrics, with a focus on causal inference. I have also worked on topics in labor economics and algorithmic fairness. I am a 2025 Sloan Research Fellow, and have also received research funding from the NSF and NIH. I was previously a senior research
- Kareen Rozen, Professor of Economics, Department Chair
- Kellie Forrester, Associate Teaching Professor of Economics
Macroeconomics, dynamics, and female labor force participation. CV
- Kenneth Chay, Professor of Economics
- Lorenzo Lagos, Shoukang Lin and Jing Wu Assistant Professor of Economics
Labor economics and development economics. I am currently the Shoukang Lin and Jing WuAssistant Professor of Economics at Brown University. I will be on sabbatical as the Hal Varian Visiting Assistant Professor at MIT for the academic year. My CV
- Louis Putterman, Professor of Economics (Research)
- Matthew Kraft, Associate Professor of Education
Es on two primary areas: improving the effectiveness of K-12 educators and schools, and examining how education systems can adapt to and address climate change. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles on topics such as teacher labor markets (hiring, pr
- Matthew Pecenco, Orlando Bravo Assistant Professor of Economics
Primarily in labor economics, with much of my work focused on crime, development, and education.
- Neil Thakral, Nancy Donohue and Diane Elam Assistant Professor of Economics
- Oded Galor, Herbert Goldberger Professor of Economics
- Pablo Ottonello, Thomas J. Watson Jr. Family Professor of Economics
Macroeconomics, International Economics, Finance, Monetary Economics
- Rachel Friedberg, Teaching Professor of Economics
- Rafael La Porta, Robert and Nancy Carney Professor of Economics
Behavioral finance \ corporate finance \ corporate goverance
- Rajiv Vohra, Ford Foundation Professor of Economics
- Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Schreiber Family Professor of Economics
Es on the impact of global trade and financial linkages on economic fluctuations and growth. Recent Op-eds Project Syndicate: Interdependence Bites Back
- Soonwoo Kwon, Groos Family Assistant Professor of Economics
In econometric theory and applied econometrics. I am particularly interested in robust methods, broadly defined. I am on leave from Brown during the 2025–26 academic year. I will be visiting Yale in Fall 2025 and MIT in Spring 2026. You can find my CV her
- Spencer Kwon, Michael Wu Assistant Professor of Economics
To understand how people respond to information, and to explore financial and macroeconomic implications. My work uses a variety of methods, including lab experiments, theoretical modeling, and empirical asset pricing.
- Susanne Schennach, Professor of Economics
- Sylvia Kuo, Teaching Professor of Economics
Ed on vulnerable elderly nursing home residents, such as the (inappropriate) use of feeding tubes among elderly nursing home patients with advanced cognitive impairment. Brown Affiliations - Economics logo
- Teddy Mekonnen, Orlando Bravo Assistant Professor of Economics
Es on search, information economics, and mechanism design. You can find my C.V. here.
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.