| Marc Melitz | |
| School Tradition: | New Keynesian economics |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1968 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Institution: | Harvard University |
| Field: | International economics |
| Alma Mater: | University of Michigan University of Maryland, College Park Haverford College |
| Doctoral Advisor: | James A. Levinsohn[1] |
| Contributions: | Contributions to the New Trade Theory |
| Repec Prefix: | f |
| Repec Id: | pme260 |
Marc J. Melitz (born January 1, 1968)[2] 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,[3] 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.[4]
In addition to his Harvard position, Melitz is also a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research since 2000. 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)[5] 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.