Barry Ma

Barry Ma is an Associate Professor at the Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY. He holds a PhD in Economics and an MS in Statistics from Stanford University, and a BA in Economics from the University of Toronto.

• Education: PhD in Economics (Stanford), MS in Statistics (Stanford), BA in Economics (University of Toronto)

His research focuses on microeconomic theory, econometrics, and public economics. He has contributed to topics such as public good provision, Pareto efficiency, and statistical modeling. A recurring theme in his work involves analyzing preference representation and allocative efficiency in economic models.

Recent publications span public economics, financial econometrics, and game theory, with emphasis on Pareto intervals, ARCH processes, and voting theory extensions. Notably, his 2024 paper explores voluntary public good supply mechanisms, while 2023 works address multivariate preference modeling.

• Service Roles: Coordinator of ECO 4000 course (2012), Graduate Assistant Coordinator (2010), Departmental Executive Committee member (2010)