Faculty
The Global Economics and Management faculty engage in innovative research on international issues with the goal of influencing economic policy. Specific areas of focus include the global financial crises, contagion, the Euro-crisis, capital flows, capital controls, U.S. fiscal issues, economic and political developments, and international tax policy.
FULL-TIME FACULTY
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Kristin J. Forbes
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management
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Yasheng Huang
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management
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Simon Johnson
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship
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Athanasios Orphanides
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Professor of the Practice, Global Economics and Management
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Eric So
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Sloan Distinguished Professor of Global Economics and Management
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Donald Roy Lessard
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management, Emeritus
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D Eleanor Westney
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of International Management
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Joseph J. Battat
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management
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Geoff Beckwith
Lecturer, Global Economics and Management (GEM)
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David Birnbach
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Lecturer, Global Economics and Management
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Adriana Bokel Herde
Lecturer, Global Organizations Lab
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John C. Grant
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, International Action Learning Programs (G-Lab, China/India Lab, GO-Lab)
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Cathy Louise Iacobo
Leaders for Global Operations Program
Lecturer, Global Economics and Management
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Michellana Jester
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management
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Charles Kane
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management and Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management
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Shari Loessberg
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management
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Jonathan Ruane
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Lecturer, Global Economics and Management
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Hiram Samel
Senior Lecturer
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Anjali Sastry
Open Learning, Res & Eng, J-WEL
Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management
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Cathy Thut
Lecturer, Global Organizations Lab
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Luis Videgaray
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer
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Research centers at MIT and MIT Sloan pursue solutions to the world’s most significant challenges. Through collaboration with other top researchers and business leaders, MIT Sloan faculty and students have a powerful impact on leading organizations and on everyday life.
Faculty in the Global Economics and Management Group are affiliated with the following research centers at MIT: