Dr. David Berger

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Biography

David Berger is a Professor of Economics at Duke University, with a research focus on Macro/Money, Housing, and Labor Finance. He has made significant contributions to understanding the implications of merger guidelines on labor markets, particularly in monopsony contexts. His work includes developing theories around multi-plant ownership and estimating models based on U.S. Census data. Berger’s research also delves into minimum wage effects on efficiency losses and welfare in oligopsonistic labor markets. His academic work has been published in prominent journals such as Econometrica and the NBER Macroeconomics Annual. In addition to his research, he is actively involved in collaborative projects investigating the macroeconomic implications of economic policies in imperfectly competitive labor markets, serving as a Principal Investigator for grants from the National Science Foundation. Berger earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012.

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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)