The Economics Department and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College contain one of the elite groups of faculty in international economics. The faculty publish in leading academic journals, participate in public policy debates, collaborate to host seminars and conferences, and offer a wide range of courses—from introductory surveys to advanced seminars—for undergraduates and MBAs. As sought-after experts, they also provide context and a research-based perspective to matters of international economics in the news. Opportunities for visiting scholars and an International Economics Fellowship further extend their reach, deepening connections to other leading scholars and institutions. Current faculty position openings can be found here.
Faculty
Treb Allen
Distinguished Associate Professor of Economics and Globalization, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College
Treb Allen studies how geography shapes the spatial distribution of economic activity, particularly in developing countries.
Andrew B. Bernard
Kadas T'90 Distinguished Professor, Tuck School of Business
Andy Bernard is an expert in international trade and investment and specializes in firm responses to globalization.
Emily J. Blanchard
Associate Professor, Tuck School of Business
Emily Blanchard studies the effects of globalization on human capital acquisition and the policy implications of foreign investment and global supply chains.
Davin Chor
Associate Professor; Globalization Chair, Tuck School of Business
Davin Chor is an associate professor in Tuck’s Economics group and the chair of Dartmouth’s academic cluster on globalization, which studies the far-reaching repercussions of globalization on world markets, governments, trade, and society. Professor Chor’s current research focuses on international trade and political economy.
Diego Comin
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College
Diego Comin works on macroeconomics broadly understood.
James Feyrer
Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College
Jim Feyrer's areas of expertise are economic growth, macroeconomics, and productivity.
Teresa C. Fort
Associate Professor, Tuck School of Business
Teresa Fort studies the determinants and ramifications of firms’ decisions to break up production processes across distinct geographic locations that are both domestic and foreign.
Matthew Grant
Assistant Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
Matthew Grant focuses on trade and trade policy, with a particular focus on special economic zones and the design of tariff lines.
Douglas A. Irwin
John Sloan Dickey Third Century Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Darmouth College
Douglas Irwin focuses primarily on U.S. trade policy, past and present, and the Great Depression.
Nancy Peregrim Marion
George J. Records 1956 Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College
Nancy Marion has written on financial crises in emerging markets, international reserve holdings in East Asia, international risk sharing, and policy volatility in developing countries.
Nina Pavcnik
Niehaus Family Professor in International Studies, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College
Nina Pavcnik's research examines how households, workers, and firms respond to globalization.
Matthew J. Slaughter
Paul Danos Dean and the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business, Tuck School of Business
Matt Slaughter studies the economics and politics of globalization.
Meredith Startz
Assistant Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
Meredith Startz does research at the intersection of international development and trade, focusing on how contracting problems shape transactions and firms in developing countries.
Robert W. Staiger
Roth Family Distinguished Professor in the Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College
Bob Staiger’s research focus is on international trade policy, rules and institutions, with a particular emphasis on the economics of the GATT/WTO.