Dr. Alberto Cavallo

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Biography

Alberto Cavallo is the Thomas S. Murphy Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, specializing in the Business, Government, and International Economy (BGIE) unit. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and co-director of the Pricing Lab at Harvard. His research primarily focuses on inflation, particularly the behavior of prices and their implications for macroeconomic measurement and policy. Cavallo pioneered the use of online data to measure inflation and has conducted significant research on high-frequency pricing dynamics. He co-founded the Billion Prices Project to enhance global online inflation measurement. Cavallo holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Universidad de San Andrés, a Master of Business Administration from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. His work has influenced policy discussions and received recognition for its contributions to understanding pricing behavior and inflation dynamics.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

Harvard Business School • Cambridge, MA

Teaching in the Business, Government, and International Economy (BGIE) unit.

Awards

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Economics Central Banking Award

2018-01-01

Requirements for Harvard Business School

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GMAT
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative and analytical background
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Specialization Notes

The PhD in Business Administration is the primary doctoral degree encompassing various areas of study including Business Economics, Accounting, and Strategy.