Adam Guren
Adam Guren is an empirical macroeconomist. His work is primarily at the intersection of the housing market, household finance, and the macroeconomy, encompassing house prices, the 2000s housing boom and bust, housing wealth effects, foreclosures and foreclosure policy, mortgage design, and macroprudential policy. He has also studied labor markets, trade, and the macroeconomy. He teaches PhD […]
Dhruv Kapadia
Dhruv Kapadia graduated with a dual degree in Political Science and Economics and minoring in Statistics at the College of Arts and Sciences. Dhruv is from Pennington, New Jersey and before coming to Boston, spearheaded a number of feats of activism centered around racial and religious justice in his hometown. Since arriving on campus, Dhruv […]
Caitlin Lee
Caitlin (she/her) grew up in Saratoga, California, and is a first-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences. As an undeclared major, she is exploring different fields and disciplines but ultimately hopes to channel her passions for design, analytics, and entrepreneurship. From designing magazine spreads to making jewelry for her small business, she has […]
Chenyue Lei
Chenyue is a PhD candidate in the Economics department. Her research interests lie in the broad areas of macroeconomics, with a focus on dynamism, productivity and growth. Her recent work studies the survival of indebted zombie firms and credit misallocation in Europe during the sovereign debt crisis. Currently, she is exploring how various credit policies would […]
Ariana Lim
Ari (she/her) is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences pursuing a BA in economics and a minor in French from Harrington Park, New Jersey. She joined the IOC as a research assistant! As an economics major, I’m passionate about learning about behavioral economics, a combination of economics and psychology that helps to […]
Benjamin Marx
Benjamin Marx is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Boston University. His research interests are mainly in political economy and development. One strand of his research studies the determinants of political accountability, state capacity, and voting behavior in developing countries. He has worked in various countries including Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda as […]
Yuhei Miyauchi
Yuhei Miyauchi’s primary research interest is to understand how socio-economic activity is shaped within cities and across regions. Yuhei tackles these questions using a combination of theory and new sources of granular data, such as cell phone, smartphone transaction data and firm-level transaction data. Visit Department of Economics Profile
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Deep Patel
Read more about Deep’s experience as the 2021 Mayor’s Office of Policy & Planning Summer Fellow Deep Patel was in BU’s Kilachand Honors College and College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Economics and Political Science. Born and raised in New York City, Deep’s interactions with his local and city level officials in the […]
An Pham
An Vu Minh Pham majored in Economics at Boston University. Born in Cambridge, An’s family moved back to Vietnam until raising him and his little sister in Toronto, Canada. He took early interests in writing, coding, and history that eventually pushed him to consider a career in public service. He firmly believes in the importance […]