{"id":2435,"date":"2023-07-03T10:58:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T14:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/?page_id=2435"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:38:19","slug":"department-of-economics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/department-of-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Economics<\/h2>\n<p>Today, successful business management depends on an understanding of the links between the world\u2019s economies and its capital and investment networks, as well as knowledge of the theories and practice of corporate finance. Our distinguished faculty is here to train you in the advanced analytical and reasoning skills that support strategic and critical thinking demanded by today\u2019s global marketplace.<\/p>\n<h2>Undergraduate Economics Programs<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/academic-programs\/ba-economics\/?wp_logged_in=true\">BA in Economics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/academic-programs\/economics-asset-management\/?wp_logged_in=true\">BS Business Administration, Asset Management Concentration\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Minor<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/academic-programs\/economics-minor\/\">Economics<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Faculty<\/h2>\n<p class='a11y-label'><!-- fetch new: 983.50 ms --><!-- decode:  0.21 ms --><!-- output:  0.08 ms --><\/p><ul class=\"profile-grid\"><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Vidya Atal profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/3239\/user\/1103215961sbusvidyaatal2.000.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/3239\/user\/1103215961sbusvidyaatal2.000.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~atalv\">Vidya Atal<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Professor<\/span><span class=\"phone\"><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-7403\">973-655-7403<\/a><\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:atalv@montclair.edu\">atalv@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Edmond Berisha profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/9269\/user\/berishae1.000.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/9269\/user\/berishae1.000.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~berishae\">Edmond Berisha<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:berishae@montclair.edu\">berishae@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Ram Dubey profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/5013\/user\/ramdubey.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/5013\/user\/ramdubey.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~dubeyr\">Ram Dubey<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Professor<\/span><span class=\"phone\"><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-7778\">973-655-7778<\/a><\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:dubeyr@montclair.edu\">dubeyr@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Todd Federman profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/2034\/user\/toddfederman.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/2034\/user\/toddfederman.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~federmant\">Todd Federman<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Teaching Professor<\/span><span class=\"phone\"><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-3090\">973-655-3090<\/a><\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:federmant@montclair.edu\">federmant@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Orkideh Gharehgozli profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/9842\/user\/orkidehgharehgozli.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/9842\/user\/orkidehgharehgozli.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~gharehgozlio\">Orkideh Gharehgozli<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:gharehgozlio@montclair.edu\">gharehgozlio@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Sunhyung Lee profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/11543\/user\/img9827.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/11543\/user\/img9827.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~lees\">Sunhyung Lee<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Assistant Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:lees@montclair.edu\">lees@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Bruce Madariaga profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/14741\/user\/me.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/14741\/user\/me.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~madariagab\">Bruce Madariaga<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Assistant Teaching Professor (10M)<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:madariagab@montclair.edu\">madariagab@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Farahmand Rezvani profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/385\/user\/farahmanrezvani.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/385\/user\/farahmanrezvani.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~rezvanif\">Farahmand Rezvani<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/span><span class=\"phone\"><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-7568\">973-655-7568<\/a><\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:rezvanif@montclair.edu\">rezvanif@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Luis Portes profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/963\/user\/luisportescropped.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/963\/user\/luisportescropped.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~portesl\">Luis Portes<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Professor<\/span><span class=\"phone\"><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-2126\">973-655-2126<\/a><\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:portesl@montclair.edu\">portesl@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Maysam Rabbani profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/12458\/user\/maysamrabbani.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/12458\/user\/maysamrabbani.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~rabbanim\">Maysam Rabbani<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Assistant Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:rabbanim@montclair.edu\">rabbanim@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Cory Simpkins profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/15364\/user\/110525293facultyheadshotslarosa.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/15364\/user\/110525293facultyheadshotslarosa.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~simpkinsc\">Cory Simpkins<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:simpkinsc@montclair.edu\">simpkinsc@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Zaman Zamanian profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/393\/user\/zamanzamanian.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/393\/user\/zamanzamanian.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~zamanianz\">Zaman Zamanian<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Chairperson<\/span><span class=\"phone\"><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-5255\">973-655-5255<\/a><\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:zamanianz@montclair.edu\">zamanianz@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p class='a11y-label'>\n<!-- fetch new: 204.61 ms -->\n<!-- decode:  0.05 ms -->\n<!-- format output:  0.03 ms --><\/p><table class=\"responsive-table\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Title<\/th><th>Location<\/th><th>Phone<\/th><th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~zamanianz\">Zaman Zamanian<\/a><\/td><td>Chairperson, Economics<\/td><td>Feliciano School of Business<\/td><td><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-5255\">973-655-5255<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:zamanianz@montclair.edu\">zamanianz@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~carluccij\">Jaime Carlucci<\/a><\/td><td>Administrative Assistant, Department of Economics, Economics<\/td><td>Feliciano School of Business<\/td><td><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-5255\">973-655-5255<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:carluccij@montclair.edu\">carluccij@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<h2>It\u2019s your time. <span style=\"color: #d1190d\">Choose the Feliciano School of Business.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.montclair.edu\/register\/inquire\" target=\"_blank\">Request More Information<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/how-to-apply\/\">How 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