Areas of Interest:

• Political Economy
• Macroeconomics

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, 1976

Experience:

• 2005-2008 Senior Vice Provost, New York University
• 2008-2009 Ile-de France Chair, Paris School of Economics
• 2009-2011 Interim Dean of Arts and Science, New York University

Latest Publications:

• 108) “Reconciling Models of Diffusion and Innovation: A Theory of Productivity Distribution and Technology Frontier,” with Jesse Perla and Chris Tonetti, Econometrica, forthcoming. http://jesseperla.com/papers/benhabib_perla_tonetti_2.pdf
• 107) “Innovation and Imitation”, with Eric Brunet and Mildred Hager. Pure and Applied Functional Analysis, forthcoming. https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.06315
• 106) “Optimal Positive Capital Taxes at Interior Steady States,” with Balint Szoke. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 13,14-150, 2021. http://www.econ.nyu.edu/user/benhabib/Benhabib_Szoke_May_22_2019.pdf