David Backus

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David Backus is the Heinz Riehl Professor in the economics group of New York University's Stern School of Business. His interests include international capital flows, business cycles and capital markets, fixed income and currency derivatives, and Asian and Latin American economic history. Prior to joining Stern in 1990, he studied at Hamilton College (BA, 1975) and Yale University (PhD, 1981), taught at Queen's University and the University of British Columbia, and served at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He is currently an editor of the Review of Economic Dynamics, a member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature, and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He grew up in Pittsburgh and remains an avid supporter of the Steelers and Pirates.

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Stern School of Business, New York University, 44 West 4th Street Suite 7-68, New York NY 10012; email: dbackus@stern.nyu.edu, office phone: (212) 998-0873. If you'd like to visit, here's a printable map and an interactive Google map. I'm on the 7th floor of the Kaufman Management Center: right out of the elevator, through the doors, left at the wall, fourth office on the right.

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