David Backus

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 and Yale University, taught at Queen's University and the University of British Columbia, and served at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He grew up in Pittsburgh and remains a fan of the Penguins, Pirates, and Steelers.

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Stern School of Business, New York University, 44 West 4th Street Suite 7-68, New York NY 10012; email (preferred): dbackus@stern.nyu.edu, office phone: (212) 998-0873. 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. Here are a printable map and our Google map guide to the neighboorhood.

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