Department of Economics

Concentration Advisors

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Concentration Advisors

Economics Concentration (All Tracks)

Kenneth Chay

Kenneth_Chay@brown.edu

(401) 863-6296

Office: 70 Waterman Room 303
Office Hours: Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm in my office and Thursday, 2-3 pm via Zoom. (https://brown.zoom.us/my/kenchay)

Research Interests Applied Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics, Environmental Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics
Fernando Duarte

fernando_duarte@brown.edu

Office: 70 Waterman Room 309
Office Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 5pm-6pm or by appointment

Research Interests Finance, International Economics, Macroeconomics
Rachel Friedberg

Rachel_Friedberg@brown.edu

(401) 863-7578

Office: Robinson Hall Room 216
Office Hours: Wednesdays 10-12

Research Interests Labor Economics
Sylvia Kuo

Sylvia_Kuo@brown.edu

(401) 863-6257

Office: Robinson Hall 104B
Office Hours: Monday 2-3, Tuesday 12:30-1:30, or by appointment (in person or zoom)

Research Interests Health Economics, Economic Pedagogy
Ivan Kwok

ivan_kwok@brown.edu

401-863-6972

Office: Robinson Hall 210
Office Hours: Please email for appointment.

Research Interests Applied Microeconomics, Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Labor Economics
Rafael La Porta

rafael_la_porta@brown.edu

(401) 863-2118

Office: 70 Waterman 101
Office Hours: Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Sign up: https://calendar.app.google/2uN2UssWsYorDmhJA?

Research Interests Behavioral Finance, Law and Finance, Finance, Behavioral Economics
Teddy Mekonnen

teddy_mekonnen@brown.edu

(401) 863-2112

Office: Robinson Hall Room 303A
Office Hours: 10-11 AM by appointment (https://calendar.app.google/BHVbFJj1LiRxDbju6)

Research Interests Economic Theory, Game Theory
Alex Poterack

Alex_Poterack@brown.edu

(401) 863-3519

Office: Robinson Hall Room 212
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-3, Thursday 10-11, 2-3

Research Interests Behavioral Economics, Decision Theory, Health Economics, Industrial Organization
Jonathan Roth

jonathan_roth@brown.edu

Office: 8 Fones Alley, Room 014
Office Hours: Please sign up here- https://jonathandroth.github.io/OfficeHours/

Research Interests Econometrics, Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics
David Weil

David_Weil@brown.edu

(401) 863-1754

Office: Robinson Hall 204
Office Hours: Thursdays 1-3 pm

Research Interests Macroeconomics, Growth Theory, Population Economics

Applied Math-Economics, Math-Economics, and Computer Science-Economics

Jack Fanning

jack_fanning@brown.edu

(401) 863-1988

Office: Robinson Hall Room 303C
Office Hours: Wednesdays 3-5 PM

Research Interests Experimental Economics, Economic Theory, Game Theory
Soonwoo Kwon

soonwoo_kwon@brown.edu

(401) 863-2886

Office: 8 Fones Alley, 107

Research Interests Econometrics, Applied Econometrics
Spencer Kwon

spencer_kwon1@brown.edu

(401)863-5720

Office: 70 Waterman Room 106
Office Hours: Tuesdays at 2 pm

Research Interests Finance, Behavioral Economics, Macroeconomics
Andriy Norets

andriy_norets@brown.edu

(401) 863-3195

Office: Robinson Hall 209
Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 9:30-10:20am

Research Interests Econometrics
Roberto Serrano

roberto_serrano@brown.edu

(401) 863-2764

Office: Robinson Hall Room 201B
Office Hours: Tuesdays 9 - 11:30 AM

Research Interests Economic Theory, Game Theory

First Gen and Low Income Advisor

Rachel Friedberg

Rachel_Friedberg@brown.edu

(401) 863-7578

Office: Robinson Hall Room 216
Office Hours: Wednesdays 10-12

Research Interests Labor Economics

First Year and Sophomore Advisor

Kenneth Chay

Kenneth_Chay@brown.edu

(401) 863-6296

Office: 70 Waterman Room 303
Office Hours: Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm in my office and Thursday, 2-3 pm via Zoom. (https://brown.zoom.us/my/kenchay)

Research Interests Applied Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics, Environmental Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics
Fernando Duarte

fernando_duarte@brown.edu

Office: 70 Waterman Room 309
Office Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 5pm-6pm or by appointment

Research Interests Finance, International Economics, Macroeconomics
Kellie Forrester

kellie_forrester@brown.edu

Office: 8 Fones Alley 101
Office Hours: Monday 3-4pm (Group on Zoom) Tuesday 10am-12pm (Individual, by appointment) and other times by appointment.
Zoom: https://brown.zoom.us/j/91208464538

Research Interests Macroeconomics
Rachel Friedberg

Rachel_Friedberg@brown.edu

(401) 863-7578

Office: Robinson Hall Room 216
Office Hours: Wednesdays 10-12

Research Interests Labor Economics
Brad Gibbs

bradford_gibbs@brown.edu

(401) 863-6973

Office: Robinson Hall Room 214
Office Hours: T/Th: 10:30am-12pm and by appointment.

Research Interests Finance
Sylvia Kuo

Sylvia_Kuo@brown.edu

(401) 863-6257

Office: Robinson Hall 104B
Office Hours: Monday 2-3, Tuesday 12:30-1:30, or by appointment (in person or zoom)

Research Interests Health Economics, Economic Pedagogy
Ivan Kwok

ivan_kwok@brown.edu

401-863-6972

Office: Robinson Hall 210
Office Hours: Please email for appointment.

Research Interests Applied Microeconomics, Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Labor Economics
Emily Oster

emily_oster@brown.edu

(401) 863-2170

Office: 70 Waterman 302
Office Hours: Thursdays 1 PM

Research Interests Health Economics, Development Economics
Matthew Pecenco

matthew_pecenco@brown.edu

Office: 8 Fones Alley 102
Office Hours: By appointment only

Research Interests Labor Economics, Crime Economics, Development Economics
Roberto Serrano

roberto_serrano@brown.edu

(401) 863-2764

Office: Robinson Hall Room 201B
Office Hours: Tuesdays 9 - 11:30 AM

Research Interests Economic Theory, Game Theory
Matthew Turner

matthew_turner@brown.edu

(401) 863-9331

Office: Robinson Hall 304A
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 10-11 AM
https://matthewturner.org/office_hours.htm

Research Interests Environmental Economics, Urban Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Felipe Valencia Caicedo

felipe_valencia_1@brown.edu

401-863-9000

Office: Robinson Hall 102D

Research Interests Economic History, Development Economics, Political Economy

Financial Services Industry Advisor

Brad Gibbs

bradford_gibbs@brown.edu

(401) 863-6973

Office: Robinson Hall Room 214
Office Hours: T/Th: 10:30am-12pm and by appointment.

Research Interests Finance

PhD Track Advisor

Stelios Michalopoulos

SMichalo@brown.edu

(401) 863-2506

Office: Robinson Hall 105
Office Hours: Tues-Thurs 12-1 pm

Research Interests Growth Theory, Comparative Development, Development Economics, Political Economy, Economic History, Cultural Economics

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Brian Knight

Brian_Knight@brown.edu

(401) 863-1584

Office: Robinson Hall 304C
Office Hours: ECON1620 office hours:
1:30-2:30pm Mondays
10:30-11:30am Wednesdays
advising office hours by appointment only

Research Interests Applied Microeconomics, Political Economy, Public Economics