Economics/Accounting

About the Department

The Department of Economics at Hunter College is home to a faculty that is dedicated to excellence in research and teaching. In addition to faculty, graduate students are also actively engaged in the research and teaching missions of the department. The Department has two Master’s degree programs, one in Economics and the other in Accounting. Both programs equip students with analytic tools that can be directly applied to business and public policy. Because both programs integrate theory, quantitative methods, and practical applications, Hunter MA and MS graduates regularly move into interesting, well-paid positions in business, government, and international organizations. They are also prepared to enter Ph.D programs at top-ranking universities. In addition, Accounting graduates are qualified to take the CPA examination in New York State.

Programs and courses

Programs and Courses in Economics and Accounting

Economics - Doctor of Philosophy

The PhD program in economics is based at the City University Graduate Center. Under special circumstances, advanced students in the MA program may take up to 12 credits and transfer them to Hunter towards their MA. In addition, students in the PhD program who wish to transfer to the Hunter MA program may transfer up to 12 credits towards the Hunter MA. PhD students at the City University Graduate Center who wish to earn an en passant master’s degree after completing 45 credits at the Graduate Center – in cooperation with Hunter College – should consult the executive officer of the PhD program. http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Economics/

Administration and Faculty

Department Office:

1524 West
(212) 772-5400
Website: http://econ.hunter.cuny.edu

Chair:

Marjorie Honig
1524 West
(212) 772-5400

Economics Graduate Adviser:

Partha Deb
1502 West
(212) 772-5399
grad.econadvisor@hunter.cuny.edu

Accounting Graduate Adviser:

Toshiaki Mitsudome
1549A West
(212) 772-5430
msacct@hunter.cuny.edu

Faculty

Economics

Temisan Agbeyegbe, Professor; PhD, Essex; Econometrics, Economic Development, Environment and Resource Economics, Time Series

Karna Basu, Associate Professor; PhD, MIT; Development Economics,Behavioral Economics, Applied Microeconomic Theory

Howard Chernick, Professor; PhD, Pennsylvania; Public Economics, Urban Economics, Fiscal Federalism, Urban Public Finance, Financing of Redistribution

Jonathan Conning, Assistant Professor; PhD, Yale; Development Economics, Financial Markets, Political Economy

Partha Deb, Associate Professor; PhD, Rutgers; Econometrics, Health Economics

Randall Filer, Professor; PhD, Princeton; Applied Microeconomics, Economics of Transition in Eastern Europe, Labor Economics, Public Policy

Lisa George, Associate Professor; PhD, Pennsylvania; Industrial Organization, Political Economy

Devra Golbe, Professor; PhD, NYU; Corporate Control and Governance, Industrial Organization, Government Regulation

Timothy Goodspeed, Professor; PhD, Maryland; Applied Microeconomics, Public Economics

Marjorie Honig, Professor and Department Chair; PhD, Columbia; Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Retirement, Public Policy

Kenneth McLaughlin, Associate Professor; PhD, Chicago; Job Turnover and Incentives, Labor Economics

Ingmar Nyman, Assistant Professor; PhD, Columbia; Corporate Finance, Industrial Organization

Sangeeta Pratap, Associate Professor; PhD, NYU; Macroeconomics, Industrial Organization

Purvi Sevak, Assistant Professor; PhD, Michigan; Labor Economics, Public Economics

Accounting

Fatma Cebenoyan, Associate Professor; PhD, Maryland; Financial Accounting, Financial Institutions and Government Regulation.

John Kim, Associate Professor; PhD, Memphis; Financial/Cost Accounting, Operations Research

John Li, Associate Professor; PhD, Washington; Financial Reporting, International Accounting.

Avi O. Liveson, Professor; JD, Pennsylvania; Partnership Taxation, Individual Taxation

Toshiaki Mitsudome, Associate Professor; PhD, Baruch; Financial and Managerial Accounting, International Accounting

Michael E. Schleifer, Lecturer; MBA (Taxation), Pace; Auditing, Financial Accounting, Taxation