Professor Dr. Nick Pretnar
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Biography
Nick graduated from the Tepper School of Business with a PhD in Economics in 2020. He is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In Fall 2023, he serves as an adjunct professor at Tepper, teaching macroeconomics in the Master of Science in Computational Finance program and Principles of Macroeconomics for undergraduates. His research broadly focuses on household finance, particularly on the behavioral phenomena related to time allocation decisions that influence agent-level consumption and savings behaviors and their resultant macroeconomic outcomes. His interests extend to phenomena affecting macroeconomic inferences regarding growth, inequality, welfare, environmental impacts, health outcomes, labor market dynamics, and the structural evolution of the economy. His work has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the PNC Center for Financial Services at Carnegie Mellon University, and the Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance at UCSB.
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Doctorate Program
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GPA Requirement
GRE General
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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.