Debraj Ray (economist)

Debraj Ray
Debraj Ray in 2020.
Born (1957-09-03) 3 September 1957 (age 67)
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipUnited States
Academic career
FieldGame Theory
Development Economics
InstitutionNew York University
School or
tradition
Game theory
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta (B.A.)
Cornell University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Doctoral
students
Rohini Somanathan

Debraj Ray[1] (born 3 September 1957) is an Indian-American economist, who is currently teaching and working at New York University. His research interests focus on development economics and game theory. Ray served as Co-editor of the American Economic Review between 2012 and 2020.

Ray is Julius Silver Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, New York University, since 2003,[2] and Professor of Economics at New York University since 1999. He is also a Part-Time Professor at the University of Warwick. He is a Research Affiliate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a council member of the Game Theory Society, and a board member of Theoretical Research in Development Economics (ThReD). He served as a Board Member at the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), since its inception till 2023.

  1. ^ "Debraj Ray". Debraj Ray, Department of Economics, New York University. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ For a list of Silver Professors at NYU and a description of their work at the time of award, see https://as.nyu.edu/people/silverprofessors.html