59 faculty and 17 courses in Economics at Cornell University.
- Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs h-index 66
Notable: “World development report 2000/2001 : attacking poverty” (2001) · 2,782 citations
- Eswar Prasad, Nandlal P. Tolani Senior Professor h-index 57
The macroeconomics of globalization, the relationship between growth and volatility, and the Chinese and Indian economies. Many of his research papers and quotes from his speeches have been cited extensively in the international pre
Notable: “Financial Globalization: A Reappraisal” (2006) · 931 citations
- Stephen Coate, Kiplinger Professor of Public Policy h-index 39
Stephen Coate is an economist who develops theoretical models to analyze public policy issues. He has studied a broad range of contemporary issues, including affirmative action, the design of welfare programs, public health insurance, pet o
Notable: “An Economic Model of Representative Democracy” (1997) · 1,669 citations
- Lawrence Blume, Kenneth O. Reed Professor h-index 39
Evolutionary processes in markets and games Economic theory Game theory Publications "Optimality and Natural Selection in Markets," (with D. Easley), Journal of Economic Theory , forthcoming "The Algebraic Geometry of Perfect and Sequential
Notable: “On the private provision of public goods” (1986) · 2,310 citations
- Kaushik Basu, Carl Marks Professor of International Studies h-index 39
Economic development Economic theory Industrial organization Political economy In the news Economist Kaushik Basu named co-chair of UN panel World at a Turning Point interview Economics conference considers tech, political impacts on global
Notable: “Interaction of flavonoids with red blood cell membrane lipids and proteins: Antioxidant and antihemolytic effects” (2006) · 281 citations
- Eleonora Patacchini, Stephen and Barbara Friedman Professor h-index 38
Es on the empirical analysis of behavioral models of strategic interactions for decision making. Her work has been profiled in Bloomberg , PBS Newshour , The Independent , The Economist , and The New York Times . Currently, she is Co
Notable: “Peer Effects and Social Networks in Education” (2009) · 789 citations
- Ted O'Donoghue, Zubrow Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies h-index 36
Notable: “Time Discounting and Time Preference: A Critical Review” (2002) · 4,796 citations
- Douglas Miller, Professor, Associate Chair h-index 36
Social policy. I am especially interested in policies that impact demographically and economically vulnerable populations. I am also interested in the relationship between the economic environment and health outcomes. F
Notable: “A Practitioner’s Guide to Cluster-Robust Inference” (2015) · 4,524 citations
- Sean Nicholson, Professor h-index 35
Sean is currently conducting research in three areas: the causes of regional variations in medical spending; the value of new medical technologies; and innovation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Professional Experie
Notable: “The Assessment of Chronic Health Conditions on Work Performance, Absence, and Total Economic Impact for Employers” (2005) · 571 citations
- Michael Lovenheim, Professor h-index 35
Labor economics, public finance, and the economics of education, with a particular focus on the interplay between education systems and the labor market. Recent education papers examine the effect of state higher education funding on lo
Notable: “Do Family Wealth Shocks Affect Fertility Choices? Evidence from the Housing Market” (2012) · 325 citations
- Johannes Haushofer, Professor h-index 34
Notable: “On the psychology of poverty” (2014) · 1,535 citations
- Seth Sanders, Ronald G. Ehrenberg Professor h-index 33
Notable: “Demographics of the gay and lesbian population in the United States: Evidence from available systematic data sources” (2000) · 783 citations
- Robert Smith, Professor, Labor Economics Coordinator h-index 30
Professor Smith's research interests have centered on analyses of various labor market policies, especially those in the safety and health area. Publications Journal Articles George Boyer, Robert Smith. 2001. The Development of th
Notable: “Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy.” (1984) · 458 citations
- Alan Mathios, Professor h-index 29
A major focus of his research is on the effect of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory policies on consumer and firm behavior. His research has focused on the impact of the regulation of health claims in food advertising and direct
Notable: “The Impact of Mandatory Disclosure Laws on Product Choices: An Analysis of the Salad Dressing Market” (2000) · 336 citations
- Marco Battaglini, Edward H. Meyer Professor h-index 27
Notable: “A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation, and Debt” (2008) · 430 citations
- Francesca Molinari, H.T. Warshow Professor; Director of Graduate Studies h-index 25
Francesca Molinari’s research interests are in econometrics, both theoretical and applied. Most of her theoretical work is in partial identification, while her empirical work is concerned with estimation of risk preferen
Notable: “The Nature of Risk Preferences: Evidence from Insurance Choices” (2013) · 358 citations
- Sharon Tennyson, Professor h-index 24
The impact of laws and government regulations on the wellbeing of consumers in markets. Recognizing that government actions may alter firms' operations and/or consumers' decisions in markets, her work explores the effects of regulations
Notable: “State Curriculum Mandates and Student Knowledge of Personal Finance” (2001) · 165 citations
- Sule Alan, Professor h-index 23
Notable: “Ever Failed, Try Again, Succeed Better: Results from a Randomized Educational Intervention on Grit” (2019) · 316 citations
- Philipp Kircher, Irving M. Ives Professor h-index 22
Notable: “Sorting and Decentralized Price Competition” (2010) · 183 citations
- Zhuan Pei, Associate Professor h-index 21
Notable: “Inference on Causal Effects in a Generalized Regression Kink Design” (2015) · 277 citations
- Colleen Carey, Associate Professor h-index 20
Es on the industrial organization of health care, with special attention to federal regulation of health insurance markets. Previously, she was a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan and
Notable: “The Affordable Care Act Has Led To Significant Gains In Health Insurance And Access To Care For Young Adults” (2013) · 376 citations
- George Boyer, Martin P. Catherwood Professor h-index 19
Professor Boyer’s current research examines British social welfare policies from 1830 to 1950, in particular the extent of working-class income insecurity, workers’ methods for coping with insecurity, and the evolution of social welfare pol
Notable: “The Economics of the Industrial Revolution.” (1986) · 273 citations
- Maria Fitzpatrick, Professor h-index 17
Her research, Dr. Fitzpatrick focuses on several broad themes: Early childhood education policies: Recent decades have seen increased interest in early childhood education and care programs as a way to promote children's developmen
Notable: “Preschoolers Enrolled and Mothers at Work? The Effects of Universal Prekindergarten” (2010) · 246 citations
- Jeremy Lise, Maxwell M. Upson Professor h-index 17
Labor Economics Macroeconomics Economics of the Household Courses - Fall 2026 ECON 4410 : Quantitative Models for the Labor Market ECON 7850 : Third Year Research Seminar 404 Uris Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 United States
Notable: “Consumption Inequality and Intra-household Allocations” (2011) · 285 citations
- Levon Barseghyan, Robert Julius Thorne Professor h-index 16
Applied Microeconomics - Insurance - Political Economy - Public Finance Publications _Peer Preferences, School Competition, and the Effects of Public School Choice_, with D. Clark and S
Notable: “The Nature of Risk Preferences: Evidence from Insurance Choices” (2013) · 358 citations
- Nicholas Sanders, Associate Professor h-index 16
Es on environmental policy and regulation, environmental quality, health, and human behavior. He is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, on the editorial council of the Journal of the Association of Environ
Notable: “Caution, Drivers! Children Present: Traffic, Pollution, and Infant Health” (2016) · 354 citations
- Nicolas Bottan, Assistant Professor h-index 15
Fall in the fields of public economics, behavioral economics and development economics. In his work, Nicolas combines different empirical strategies, such as field experiments and natural/policy experiments. His current research focuses on
Notable: “The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from seventeen developing countries” (2020) · 153 citations
- Amanda Agan, Associate Professor h-index 14
Notable: “Ban the Box, Criminal Records, and Racial Discrimination: A Field Experiment*” (2017) · 564 citations
- Kristoffer Nimark, Associate Professor h-index 14
Notable: “SOLVING LINEAR RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS MODELS” (2015) · 242 citations
- Jose Luis Montiel Olea, Associate Professor h-index 13
- George Jakubson, Associate Professor h-index 13
Notable: “The connection between public transfers and private interfamily transfers” (1995) · 253 citations
- Jörg Stoye, Ta-Chung Liu Professor h-index 13
Microeconometrics, especially Partial Identification. Revealed Preference Analysis. (Mostly Statistical) Decision Theory. Publications Below are selected publications in econometrics and economic theory. Please visit Professor Stoye's
Notable: “Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: It is not who you teach, but how you teach” (2021) · 150 citations
- Mathieu Taschereau-Dumouchel, Associate Professor h-index 13
Notable: “Uncertainty Traps*” (2017) · 179 citations
- Ryan Chahrour, Ernest S. Liu Professor h-index 13
Es on the role of people's beliefs in driving macroeconomic phenomena, including boom-bust cycles in the economy and the durable role of the US dollar in international exchange. His research also examines the effects of monetary and fiscal
Notable: “News or Noise? The Missing Link” (2018) · 104 citations
- Don Kenkel, Andrew Dickson White Professor h-index 12
Donald Kenkel's current research includes empirical studies of tobacco product regulations, cost-benefit analysis of tobacco regulations, empirical studies of tobacco taxation, and empirical studies of the market for e-cigarettes. 404
Notable: “Consumer Health Information and the Demand for Medical Care” (1990) · 176 citations
- Jason Sockin, Assistant Professor h-index 9
Notable: “Show Me the Amenity: Are Higher-Paying Firms Better All Around?” (2022) · 51 citations
- Rohit Lamba, Assistant Professor h-index 9
Notable: “Dynamism with Incommensurate Development: The Distinctive Indian Model” (2020) · 67 citations
- Max Kapustin, Assistant Professor h-index 8
Notable: “The Impact of Housing Assistance on Child Outcomes: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Lottery*” (2014) · 149 citations
- Rick Geddes, Professor; Founding Director h-index 8
Geddes’ research examines policies addressing the funding, financing, and regulation of large infrastructure systems. He focuses on the energy, water, and transportation sectors. Key research topics include private investment
Notable: “The Gains From Self-Ownership and the Expansion of Women's Rights” (2002) · 119 citations
- Anne Byrne, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 8
Food and nutrition policy. She has a particular expertise in the economics of private food assistance, with award-winning work on the economic impacts of food pantries on the communities they serve. Her broader research portfolio spans a
Notable: “Consumer willingness to pay for environmentally sustainable meat and a plant‐based meat substitute” (2022) · 61 citations
- Pauline Leung, Assistant Professor h-index 7
Notable: “The Effect of Unemployment Benefits on the Duration of Unemployment Insurance Receipt: New Evidence from a Regression Kink Design in Missouri, 2003–2013” (2015) · 119 citations
- Evan Riehl, Associate Professor h-index 7
Notable: “The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes” (2017) · 124 citations
- Julieta Caunedo, Associate Professor, Associate Chair h-index 7
Notable: “Capital Obsolescence and Agricultural Productivity*” (2020) · 54 citations
- George Orlov, Senior Lecturer, Associate Director Undergrad Studies h-index 6
Applied Microeconomics, Public Economics, Economics of Education Courses - Spring 2026 ECON 1110 : Introductory Microeconomics ECON 3120 : Applied Econometrics Courses - Summer 2026 ECON 3120 : Applied Econometrics Courses - Fall 2026 ECON
Notable: “Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: It is not who you teach, but how you teach” (2021) · 150 citations
- Justin Bloesch, Assistant Professor h-index 4
Es on labor economics, macroeconomics, and inequality. Courses - Fall 2026 ECON 4400 : Labor Economics 404 Uris Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 United States
Notable: “The Effect of Winter Weather on U.S. Economic Activity” (2015) · 29 citations
- Benjamin Goldman, Assistant Professor h-index 4
Notable: “Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility” (2024) · 17 citations
- Andrew Karolyi, Charles Field Knight Dean h-index 3
The study of international financial markets. He has published extensively in journals in finance and economics, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies, and has published several
Notable: “Bilateral Political Relations and Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment” (2011) · 91 citations
- Adam Harris, Assistant Professor
Industrial organization Transportation economics Economics of artificial intelligence Courses - Spring 2026 ECON 4620 : Industrial Organization: A Computational Approach ECON 7843 : Industrial Organization Workshop Courses - Fall 2026 ECON
- Chen Qiu, Assistant Professor
- Doug McKee, Senior Lecturer
- Elio Nimier-David, Assistant Professor
- Ezra Oberfield, Dick and Dale Reis Johnson Dean's Professor
- Fikri Pitsuwan, Assistant Teaching Professor
- Jacob Dorn, Assistant Professor
- Lars Vilhuber, Senior Research Associate
Working with highly detailed longitudinally linked data to analyze the effects and causes of mass layoffs, worker mobility, and the dynamics of the local labor market. He is presently on the faculty of the Department of Economics at Cornel
- Michèle Belot, Frances Perkins Professor
Broadly in applied microeconomics, with a special interest in experimental work in areas related to labour, health and education. She has published in journals such as the Review of Economic Studies, the Review of Economics and Statisti
- Nicholas Swanson, Assistant Professor
Notable: “When Outsiders Become Insiders: Beliefs and the Persistence of Exclusionary Norms” (2026)
- Stephanie Thomas, Senior Lecturer
Dr. Thomas's current research interests focus on the relationship between performance pay, worker motivation and productivity. Throughout her career, Dr. Thomas has completed research on a variety of labor economics topics including wage de
- Sulagna Dasgupta, Assistant Professor
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 2026-07-02.