Nick Tsivanidis

Research Bio

Nick Tsivanidis is an Assistant Professor in the Haas School of Business and the Department of Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also Co-Director of the Cities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre (IGC).

He is an applied economist with interests across Urban and Regional Economics, Development Economics, and Applied Macroeconomics. His research centers on connecting theory with empirics that combine new sources of granular data with natural experiments to learn about the process of urbanization in developing countries.

Research Expertise and Interest

urban and regional economics, development economics, applied econometrics

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring
  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 199]  

  • Special Topics in International Economics  [ECON 280D]  

  • Senior Honors Thesis  [ECON H195B]  

  • Macroeconomics in the Global Economy  [MBA 201B]  

  • Macroeconomics in the Global Economy  [MBA 201B]  

  • Macroeconomics in the Global Economy  [MBA 201B]  

  • Macroeconomics in the Global Economy  [MBA 201B]  

  • Doctoral Topics in Business Administration  [PHDBA 297T]  

  • Individual Study for Doctoral Students  [PHDBA 602]  

2025 Fall
  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 199]  

  • Senior Honors Thesis  [ECON H195B]  

2025 Summer
  • Senior Honors Thesis  [ECON H195B]  

2025 Spring
  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 199]  

  • Special Topics in International Economics  [ECON 280D]  

  • Senior Honors Thesis  [ECON H195B]  

  • Doctoral Seminar in Real Estate  [PHDBA 289A]  

  • Doctoral Topics in Business Administration  [PHDBA 297T]