Dr. W Macleod

Professor

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Biography

W. Bentley MacLeod is a Visiting Professor at Yale University, associated with the Department of Economics. He serves as the Sami Mnaymneh Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. His research focuses on various aspects of economics including contract theory, institutional economics, and organizational economics. He has held prominent positions such as the President of the American Law and Economics Association in 2021-22 and the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics in 2017-18. MacLeod is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the Society for Labor Economics. He has served on editorial boards for several prestigious journals, including the Rand Journal of Economics and the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization. His work has contributed significantly to the understanding of economics across multiple platforms, and he is also involved with the National Bureau for Economic Research as a Research Associate.

Research Interests

Experience

Visiting Professor

— Present

Yale University • New Haven, CT

Visiting position focusing on economics.

Professor Emeritus

— Present

Columbia University • New York, NY

Emeritus position continuing to contribute to the field of economics.

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.