Regular biography
Levon Barseghyan is the Robert Julius Thorne Professor of Economics at Cornell University, where he is also the Director of Graduate Studies for the Field of Economics. He joined Cornell in 2003 after completing his PhD at Northwestern University. His research focuses on applied microeconomics, insurance, political economy, and public finance. Barseghyan holds a Diploma in Mathematics from Yerevan State University, Armenia, an MS in Industrial Engineering from the American University of Armenia, and an MS in Policy Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work includes studies on risk preferences, public investment, and fiscal policy, with publications in leading economics journals.
Scholar-generated biography
Levon Barseghyan is a Professor of Economics at Cornell University, specializing in Decision Making under Risk, Insurance, Public Finance, Political Economy, and Applied Microeconomics. His research explores how individuals and institutions make decisions under uncertainty, with a focus on risk preferences, insurance choices, and their implications for public policy. Barseghyan's work also examines the role of institutions in shaping economic outcomes, including cross-country differences in productivity and growth. His publications analyze topics such as fiscal policy, public investment, and the political economy of debt, often using field data and empirical methods to inform policy recommendations.