Robert Shimer
Department Chair and the Alvin H. Baum Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2003). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Executive Assistant: Robin Dolezal
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Ufuk Akcigit
The Arnold C. Harberger Professor in Economics and the College; Director of Graduate Studies; Director of Graduate Placement. (at Chicago since 2015).
Fernando Alvarez
The Saieh Family Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1996). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Stéphane Bonhomme
The Ann L. and Lawrence B. Buttenwieser Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2013).
Michael Dinerstein
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2015).
David Galenson
Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1978). Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2008; Academic Director of the Center for Creativity Economics, Universidad del CEMA, 2010.
Mikhail Golosov
The Homer J. Livingston Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2017). [Leave of Absence 2020-21]
Michael Greenstone
The Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, the College, and the Harris School; Director of the Becker Friedman Institute; Director of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC) (at Chicago 2000-2003 and since 2014). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Lars Peter Hansen
The David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics and the Booth School of Business; Director, Macro Financial Research Initiative (at Chicago since 1982). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Arnold C. Harberger
The Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Economics (at Chicago since 1953).
James J. Heckman
The Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College; Director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development; Co-Director, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, sponsored by Institute for New Economic Thinking (at Chicago since 1973). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Editor, Journal of Political Economy.
Ali Hortaçsu
The Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2001). Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016.
Greg Kaplan
Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2016). Editor, Journal of Political Economy.
Michael Kremer
University Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy (at Chicago since 2020); Director of the Development Innovation Lab; 2019 Nobel Laureate; Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Steve Levitt
The William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1997). Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002; Fellow, Econometric Society, 2004; John Bates Clark Medal Winner, 2004.
John List
The Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2005). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Editor, Journal of Political Economy.
Robert E. Lucas, Jr.
The John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1974).
Magne Mogstad
The Gary S. Becker Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2014). Editor, Journal of Political Economy. [Leave of Absence Winter 2021]
Simon Mongey
Assistant Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2018); NBER Faculty Research Fellow, Economic Fluctuations and Growth Group.
Kevin M. Murphy
The George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Booth School of Business and the Law School (at Chicago since 1984). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Roger B. Myerson
The David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College; Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies (at Chicago since 2001). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Derek A. Neal
The William C. Norby Professor in Economics, the Committee on Education and the College; (at Chicago 1991-1998 and since 2001). [Leave of Absence 2020-21]
Philip J. Reny
The Hugo F. Sonnenschein Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1999). Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015; Fellow, Econometric Society, 1996.
Thomas Sargent
Visiting Professor 2020-21, The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics.
Professor of Economics, New York University
Azeem Shaikh
Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor in Economics and the College and Thornber Research Fellow (at Chicago since 2007). [Leave of Absence 2020-21]
Hugo F. Sonnenschein
The Charles L. Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1993).
Nancy L. Stokey
The Frederick Henry Prince Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1990). Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [Leave of Absence Winter-Spring 2021]
George S. Tolley
Professor Emeritus in Economics and the College (at Chicago 1950-1955 and since 1966).
Alexander Torgovitsky
Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 2017). [Leave of Absence Winter-Spring 2021]
Robert Townsend
Associate Faculty Member, The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
The Elizabeth & James Killian Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harald Uhlig
The Bruce Allen and Barbara Ritzenthaler Professor in Economics and the College. Head Editor, Journal of Political Economy (at Chicago since 2007).
Instructional Professors
Ryan Yuhao Fang
Assistant Instructional Professor
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago (at Chicago since 2016)
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Phone: (773) 834-0887
Joseph Hardwick
Assistant Instructional Professor
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago (at Chicago since 2020)
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Kanit Kuevibulvanich
Assistant Instructional Professor
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago (at Chicago since 2017)
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Phone: (773) 834-3056
Min Sok Lee
Assistant Senior Instructional Professor;
Co-Director of Master’s Programs
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago (at Chicago since 2016)
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Phone: (773) 834-1754
Victor O. Lima
Senior Instructional Professor in Economics and the College; Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies and Master’s Programs (at Chicago since 2001).
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Phone: (773) 702-4213
Pablo Pena
Assistant Instructional Professor
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago (at Chicago since 2019)
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Phone: (773) 702-3410
Gina Pieters
Assistant Instructional Professor
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago (at Chicago since 2018)
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Phone: (773) 834-5446
Christopher Roark
Assistant Instructional Professor
Department of Economics, University of Chicago (at Chicago since 2017)
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Phone: (773) 834-5783
Allen R. Sanderson
Senior Instructional Professor in Economics and the College (at Chicago since 1984).
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Phone: (773) 702-9459
Srinivasan Vasudevan
Assistant Instructional Professor
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago (at Chicago since 2019)
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Kotaro Yoshida
Associate Senior Instructional Professor in Economics and the College; Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies (at Chicago since 2012).
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Senior Research Associates
Neele Balke
Senior Research Associate
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
University of Chicago
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Phone: (773) 795-2983
Alessandra González
Senior Research Associate
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
University of Chicago
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Phone: (773) 795-1451
Juanna Schrøter Joensen
Senior Research Associate
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
University of Chicago
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Susanne Neckermann
Senior Research Associate
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
University of Chicago
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Phone: (773) 795-2748