Dr. Kyle Handley

Professor

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Biography

Kyle Handley is an economist specializing in international trade, investment, uncertainty, and firm employment dynamics. He holds the Rafael Marina Pastor Chancellor's Endowed GPS Faculty Fellowship and serves as the Director of the Center for Commerce Diplomacy at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Handley is also a faculty research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and has been appointed as an adjunct scholar at the Washington-based Cato Institute. His research has been published in prestigious journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, and the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. He is a recognized contributor to various media outlets such as Bloomberg, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal, providing insights on economic issues. Prior to joining UCSD, Handley was an associate professor of business economics and public policy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he held the Alexander M. Nick Professorship. His work has earned him accolades including the World Trade Organization Essay Award for Young Economists in 2011 and recognition as a Kauffman Foundation Junior Faculty Fellow in 2015. Handley worked as an economist at the U.S. Bureau of the Census from 2007 to 2011.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Holds the Rafael Marina Pastor Chancellor's Endowed GPS Faculty Fellowship.

Associate Professor

— Present

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Held the Alexander M. Nick Professorship.

Economist

— Present

U.S. Bureau of Census •

Awards

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World Trade Organization Essay Award for Young Economists

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Kauffman Foundation Junior Faculty Fellow

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).