59 faculty and 17 courses in Economics at Cornell University.
- Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs h-index 66
- Marco Battaglini, Edward H. Meyer Professor h-index 45
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Chen Qiu, Assistant Professor h-index 36
- 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
- Johannes Haushofer, Professor h-index 34
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Lars Vilhuber, Senior Research Associate h-index 17
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Amanda Agan, Associate Professor h-index 14
- Kristoffer Nimark, Associate Professor h-index 14
- Jose Luis Montiel Olea, Associate Professor h-index 13
- 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
- Mathieu Taschereau-Dumouchel, Associate Professor h-index 13
- 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
- Adam Harris, Assistant Professor h-index 10
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
- Rohit Lamba, Assistant Professor h-index 9
- Evan Riehl, Associate Professor h-index 7
- 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
- Andrew Karolyi, Charles Field Knight Dean
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
- Anne Byrne, Assistant Teaching Professor
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
- Benjamin Goldman, Assistant Professor
- Don Kenkel, Andrew Dickson White Professor
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
- Doug McKee, Senior Lecturer
- Douglas Miller, Professor, Associate Chair
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
- Elio Nimier-David, Assistant Professor
- Eswar Prasad, Nandlal P. Tolani Senior Professor
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
- Ezra Oberfield, Dick and Dale Reis Johnson Dean's Professor
- Fikri Pitsuwan, Assistant Teaching Professor
- George Boyer, Martin P. Catherwood Professor
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
- George Jakubson, Associate Professor
- Jacob Dorn, Assistant Professor
- Jason Sockin, Assistant Professor
- Jeremy Lise, Maxwell M. Upson Professor
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
- Julieta Caunedo, Associate Professor, Associate Chair
- Justin Bloesch, Assistant Professor
Es on labor economics, macroeconomics, and inequality. Courses - Fall 2026 ECON 4400 : Labor Economics 404 Uris Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 United States
- Max Kapustin, Assistant Professor
- 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
- Michael Lovenheim, Professor
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
- Nicholas Swanson, Assistant Professor
- Pauline Leung, Assistant Professor
- Philipp Kircher, Irving M. Ives Professor
- Rick Geddes, Professor; Founding Director
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
- Robert Smith, Professor, Labor Economics Coordinator
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
- Seth Sanders, Ronald G. Ehrenberg Professor
- 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
- Stephen Coate, Kiplinger Professor of Public Policy
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
- Sulagna Dasgupta, Assistant Professor
- Sule Alan, Professor
- Ted O'Donoghue, Zubrow Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Zhuan Pei, Associate 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 2026-07-01.