Klaus Desmet
Ruth and Kenneth Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor
Economics
| Office Location |
Umphrey Lee 301CC |
| Phone |
214-768-2689 |
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Education
Ph.D. Stanford University, MSc (Business and Engineering) Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
About
Dr. Klaus Desmet joined the Department of Economics at èßäÊÓƵapp in 2014 after being on the faculty at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Research (CEPR). His research focuses on regional and urban economics, international trade, long-run economic growth, and the political economy of diversity. In 2010 he was awarded the August Lösch Prize and in 2019 he received the Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize.
Research
International Trade, Regional & Urban Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economy
Teaching
International Trade (PhD), International Macroeconomics (undergraduate)
