Dr. Joseph Gyourko

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Biography

Joseph Gyourko is the Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds the positions of Professor of Finance and Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy. Gyourko serves as the Nancy Nasher David Haemisegger Director of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center. His primary research interests encompass housing markets, real estate finance, and real estate economics, with a focus on urban economics and the dynamics of markets in the United States and China. He has served as a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and co-directed a special NBER project on housing markets during the financial crisis. Additionally, he has held prominent editorial and governance roles, including co-editor of the Journal of Urban Economics and trustee of the Urban Land Institute. Gyourko consults for private firms on real estate investment policy matters and has taught various executive education programs at Wharton, particularly in assessing commercial real estate investments and private wealth management.

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Professor

— Present

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate, Professor of Finance, and Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy. Director of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center.

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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