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Alessandro Gavazza

Assistant Professor of Economics
Joined Stern: 2008
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Kaufman Management Center
44 West 4th Street, Room 7-81
New York, NY 10012
Email: agavazza@stern.nyu.edu
Research, publications, honors, and more
Teaches Research Interests
  • Firms and Markets
  • Industrial organization
  • Contracting
  • Capital investment
Academic Background
B.A., EconomicsUniversita' degli Studi di Torino, Italy
M.Sc., Econometrics and Mathematical EconomicsLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Ph.D., EconomicsNew York University
Biography
Alessandro Gavazza joined New York University Stern School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Economics in July 2008. Prior to joining NYU Stern, Professor Gavazza was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Yale School of Management and a member of the research staff of the Cowles Foundation.

An applied economist, Professor Gavazza’s interests are in industrial organization, contracting and capital investment. His recent research examines the effects of employees' turnover on health insurance contracts, the effect of liquidity in aircraft markets and the structure of leasing contracts in markets for capital equipment. Professor Gavazza's current research focuses on income heterogeneity and its effects on the markets for durable goods, such as cars.

Professor Gavazza received his B.A. in Economics from the Universita' degli Studi di Torino, Italy; his M.Sc. in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science; and his Ph.D. in Economics from New York University.