Marc Melitz

Marc Melitz
Born (1968-01-01) January 1, 1968
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
University of Maryland, College Park
Haverford College
Doctoral advisorJames A. Levinsohn
Academic work
DisciplineInternational economics, International trade, Foreign direct investment
School or traditionNew Keynesian economics
InstitutionsHarvard University
Notable ideasContributions to the New Trade Theory
Website

Marc J. Melitz (born January 1, 1968) is an American economist. He is currently a professor of economics at Harvard University.

Melitz has published a number of highly cited articles in the area of international economics and international trade, most notably "The Impact of Trade on Intra-Industry Reallocations and Aggregate Industry Productivity" in Econometrica which explores the effects of international trade on the competition within domestic industries.

In addition to his Harvard position, Melitz is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, the CESifo’s Research Network, and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Before joining Harvard, Melitz was a professor at Princeton University.

Melitz holds a BA in Mathematics from Haverford College (1989), an MSBA in Operations Research from the University of Maryland, College Park (1992) a M.A.(1997), and a Ph.D. (2000) in Economics from the University of Michigan.

In 2008, The Economist listed Melitz as one of the top 8 young economists in the world.