Dr. Chris Telmer

Associate Professor

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Biography

Chris Telmer is an Associate Professor of Financial Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business. His research interests include the impact of government subsidies on financing renewable energy assets, consumption behavior, exchange rate behavior, the effects of labor-market risk on financial markets, and intergenerational mobility. Before joining the Tepper School in 1993, he studied at the University of Western Ontario, where he earned his Bachelor with Honours in 1986, and at Queen's University in Kingston, where he received his PhD in 1992. He has acted as a visiting scholar at various universities within the Federal Reserve System across Canada, Chile, Japan, Spain, and Sweden. In addition to his academic endeavors, he has served as an educational consultant in Japan, the Russian Federation, Spain, and Ukraine, and has worked on Wall Street. Over the years, he has received multiple accolades, including the Undergraduate Teaching Award in 1995 and the George Leland Bach Award for MBA Teaching in 2001 from the Tepper School of Business. A native of the Toronto area, he remains an avid supporter of the Maple Leafs.

Research Interests

Experience

Department Head

— Present

Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, United States

Visiting Professor

— Present

Pompeu Fabra University, Departament d’Economia Empresa • Barcelona, Spain

Assistant Professor

— Present

Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, United States

Research Assistant

— Present

Bank of Canada • Ottawa, Canada

Awards

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Undergraduate Teaching Award

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George Leland Bach Award for MBA Teaching

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.