(The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership)

Professor, Dr. Prabal K. De, Chair  • Department Office: NA 4/121 • Tel: 212-650-5230

General Information

The City College offers the following undergraduate and combined degrees:

B.A. in Economics

B.A. in Management and Administration

B.A./ M.A. (Combined Degree) in Economics

Programs and Objective

Economists are concerned with the problems that arise in allocating scarce resources to alternative uses. They analyze supply, demand and market conditions both for individual goods and services the public sector, and the economy as a whole. Students prepare for a variety of careers in the business, non-profit, public and academic sectors of society. The study of Economics helps people to make informed decisions as citizens and community leaders and in their private affairs.

The Management and Administration major prepares students to be effective contributors to organizations by developing key managerial abilities critical for success in the contemporary workplace. Students develop their abilities to research and critically analyze business information, make recommendations to solve real-world business problems, and become effective team members and team leaders. The Management and Administration major uses an integrating management framework to develop systems thinking and analysis, problem solving, and interacting and leading as key managerial abilities. This framework enables students to view organizations as complex systems and to make decisions that recognize the diverse needs of multiple stakeholders.

Advisement
Majors should consult with an advisor at least once a year.

B.A. Program

Professor Hugh Fox   hfox@ccny.cuny.edu

NA 5/103 D

B.A/M.A Program

Professor Marta Bengoa Calvo mbengoa@ccny.cuny.edu

NA 4/120C

Graduate Program

Professor Marta Bengoa Calvo mbengoa@ccny.cuny.edu

NA 4/120C

Departmental Activities

The Economics Society

The Economics Society is an undergraduate student organization.

Awards

The Department of Economics awards approximately $30,000 in scholarships and fellowships annually each spring. For information, contact the department office.

Faculty

Punit Arora, Associate Professor
B.A., D.A.V.College Punjab Univ. (India), M.P.A. Syracuse Univ., Ph.D.

Marta Bengoa Calvo, Professor
B.A., Univ. Cantabria, (Spain), M.A.,Ph.D.

Joseph Berechman, Marvin Kristein Professor
B.A., Hebrew Univ. M.B.A.; Ph.D., Univ. of Pennsylvania

Maria C. Binz-Scharf, Associate Professor
M.A., Bocconi Univ. Ph.D., Univ. of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Peter Chow, Professor
B.A., National Taiwan Univ.; M.S., Southern Illinois Univ., Ph.D.

Prabal Kumar De, Professor and Chair
B.Sc., Presidency College (India); M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru Univ. (India); M.A., New York Univ., Ph.D.

Kevin Foster, Associate Professor
B.A., Bard College; M.A., Yale Univ., Ph.D.

Matthew G. Nagler,  Professor 
B.A., Cornell Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of California (Berkeley)

Glenford Patterson, Lecturer (with CCE)
B.A., Georgia State Univ.; M.A., NYU; M.P.A., Columbia Univ.

Mehdi Samimi, Assistant Professor
B.S., Sharif Univ. of Technology (Iran), M.S. ; Ph.D., Iowa State Univ.

Yochanan Shachmurove, Professor
B.A., Tel Aviv Univ. (Israel), M.B.A.; M.A., Univ. of Minnesota, Ph.D.

Kameshwari Shankar, Associate Professor
B.A., Lady Shri Ram College, (India); M.A., Delhi School of Economics (India); Ph.D., Cornell Univ.

Yan Zhao, Associate Professor
B.A., Peking Univ. (China); M.S., Univ. of Nottingham (UK); Ph.D., Brandeis Univ.

Professors Emeriti

Stanley L. Friedlander

Malcolm Galatin

Mitchell H. Kellman, Professor

Benjamin Klebaner

Morris Silver