Dr. Nicholas Muller

Professor

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Biography

Nicholas Muller is a Lester Judith Lave Professor in Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering, where he specializes in research that intersects environmental policy and economics. His interdisciplinary projects focus on estimating individual discount rates and risk preferences using historical pricing data, and he has compared the air pollution and climate damages from electric vehicles against conventional vehicles. Muller also measures the impact of freight transportation on air pollution within the United States, along with analyzing market inequality and augmented measures of income. He teaches courses on microeconomics, environmental economics, and natural resource economics, and has published impactful papers in prominent journals such as the American Economic Review and Science.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2007-01-01 — Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh

Conducting research and teaching courses in economics and environmental policy.

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.