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People
Department of Economics Directory
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Mea Ahlberg
Senior Lecturer
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Nathan Balke
Professor
2007 Dedman Family Distinguished Professor
![Raveendra Batra](/-/media/Site/Dedman/Academics/Departments/Economics/2019/22254D_002.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=200&hash=C47D7DD78C0F490C8839F9C34313BE31)
Raveendra Batra
Professor
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Bo Chen
Associate Professor
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Cullum Clark
Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative and Adjunct Professor of Economics
![Raj Deb](/-/media/Site/Dedman/Departments/Economics/Faculty/deb.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=199&hash=3BD886398BC5CCC67EFA679A74314390)
Raj Deb
Professor
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Klaus Desmet
Professor
Ruth and Kenneth Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor
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Hao Dong
Assistant Professor
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Alipio Ferreira
Assistant Professor
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Kathy Li
Lecturer
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Thomas B. Fomby
Professor
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Marcela Giraldo
Senior Lecturer
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Kathy J. Hayes
Professor
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Wookun Kim
Assistant Professor
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Rocio Madera
Assistant Professor
Daniel Millimet
Dedman Trustee Professor and Department Chair
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Thomas Osang
Associate Professor
![Omer Ozak](/-/media/Site/Dedman/Academics/Departments/Economics/2019Newtemplate/31097D_012_Munoz-6.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=200&hash=3B30CACD104FC4A298A75377C2D94B05)
Ömer Özak
Associate Professor
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Saltuk Ozerturk
Associate Professor
![Nathaniel Pattison](/-/media/Site/Dedman/Academics/Departments/Economics/2019Newtemplate/31097D_015_Pattison-7.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=200&hash=C9986C6B2C40E1935660C31E6331629F)
Nathaniel Pattison
Assistant Professor
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Prasanthi Ramakrishnan
Assistant Professor
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Helen Reynolds
Senior Lecturer
Maguire Teaching Fellow
Santanu Roy
Professor
University Distinguished Professor
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Tim Salmon
Professor
Michael Sposi
Assistant Professor
Director of Doctoral Studies
Beth Wheaton-Páramo
Research Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer