PhD, Economics
MA, Economics
BA, Economics
Paul Wachtel is Senior Economic Advisor to Heckman Global and Professor Emeritus NYU Stern School of Business. At NYU Stern School of Business, he served as the chairperson of the Economics Department, the Vice Dean for Program Development, Academic Director of the BS in Business and Political Economy and the chairperson of the University Faculty Council.
His primary areas of research are monetary policy, central banking, and financial sector reform in economies in transition. His research has been published in numerous journals, including, most recently, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Journal of Finance, Economic Inquiry, Journal of Banking and Finance and Comparative Economic Studies. He was the co-editor of Comparative Economic Studies and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance. He has served as the program chair for the Dubrovnik Economic Conferences for over 20 years and was previously a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a senior economic advisor to the East West Institute. He is the chair of the Academic Board of the International School for Economics in Tbilisi and received a DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in 2016.
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Queens College of CUNY and his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Rochester.