Nicholas Swanson
Assistant Professor, Economics
Academic focus:
Development economics
Current research project:
Freeriding and new product adoption
Previous positions:
- Postdoctoral Scholar, King Center, Stanford University, 2024-2025
Academic background:
- Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2024
- M.Sc., Economics, London School of Economics, 2016
- B.A., Economics, University of Cambridge, 2011
Last book read:
"Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multiethnic Society" by Donald N. Levine
In your own time/when not working:
Tennis, running
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
Development
What most excites you about Cornell:
The large number of excellent faculty to meet and learn from, as well as the excellent students to interact with.
