Simon Bowmaker

About

Simon Bowmaker is a Distinguished Clinical Professor at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, where he teaches economics across undergraduate, full-time, part-time, and executive MBA programs. His teaching has been recognized with awards including Stern’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Pedagogical Innovation in 2011, and he was named in Poets & Quants’ inaugural 2017 list of “Top 40 Undergraduate Business Professors” across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Additionally, he received a Great Professor award from the NYU Stern Executive MBA Class of 2024. Outside of his teaching responsibilities, Professor Bowmaker studies the working lives of economists to understand their contributions to the field and society. This research has led to his authorship of several books, including 'When the President Calls: Conversations with Economic Policymakers,' 'The Art and Practice of Economics Research: Lessons from Leading Minds,' and 'The Heart of Teaching Economics: Lessons from Leading Minds.' His first book, 'Economics Uncut: A Complete Guide to Life, Death and Misadventure,' applied economics to controversial and unconventional markets. His upcoming book, 'Fed Reckoning: Conversations on America’s Central Bank,' scheduled for publication in 2025, is under contract with Yale University Press. His work has been featured in prominent publications such as The New York Times, Forbes, Business Insider, and Nature. Prior to his tenure at Stern, he taught at…

Research topics

• Economics
• Sociology
• Political science
• Neoclassical economics
• History

Selected publications

• Ellen R. McGrattan (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)

  Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2012-09-30 · 19 citations

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• Carmen M. Reinhart (Peterson Institute for International Economics)

  Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2012-09-30 · 7 citations

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• Bricks, Mortar, and Wedding Bells: Does the Cost of Housing Affect the Marriage Rate in the US?

  Eastern Economic Journal · 2014-09-22 · 6 citations

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• The Art and Practice of Economics Research

  Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2012-09-30 · 5 citations

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  The Art and Practice of Economics Research provides an in-depth look into the research methods of leading economists from across the United States and Europe. This innovative volume contains 25 interviews with practicing economists, presenting insightful personal accounts into an often-misunderstood field.

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• Jordi Galí (CREI, UPF and Barcelona GSE)

  Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2012-09-30 · 3 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• Patrick M. Emerson

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• Bruce L. Benson

  Florida State University

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• Frank Heiland

  Baruch College

  2 shared

• Mark Thornton

  2 shared

• Ronnie J. Phillips

  Colorado State University

  2 shared

• Richard D. Johnson

  University of Florida

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• Jeffrey A. Miron

  Harvard University Press

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Awards & honors

• Stern’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Pedagogical Innovat…
• Poets & Quants’ inaugural 2017 list of “Top 40 Undergraduate…
• Great Professor award from the NYU Stern Executive MBA Class…