Dr. Craig Burnside

Professor

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Biography

Craig Burnside is the Mary Grace Wilson Distinguished Professor at Duke University, specializing in macroeconomics and international finance. His recent research focuses on foreign exchange markets and empirical methods in finance, as well as the behavior of prices in housing markets. He has published numerous articles in prestigious academic journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Review of Economic Studies, and the Review of Financial Studies. In addition to his role at Duke, Burnside is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, contributing to his field through impactful research and publications.

Research Interests

Macroeconomics International Finance Foreign Exchange Markets Empirical Finance Methods Behavioral Economics Housing Markets

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)