Jason Hecht

Jason Hecht is a Professor of Finance at the Anisfield School of Business, Ramapo College of New Jersey, since 1998. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from The New School for Social Research and teaches courses in corporate finance, risk management, and econometrics.

• Education: B.A. from SUNY Oneonta, M.A. from SUNY Binghamton, and Ph.D. from The New School for Social Research

His research focuses on financial economics, econometrics, and capital structure, with specific interests in economic long waves, technological change in financial services, and risk modeling. Recent work examines Kondratieff cycles, cross-country capital formation, and banking sector profitability.

Key publication trends include empirical studies on capital allocation, competition dynamics, and long-term financial-economic periodicities. He has published in journals like Applied Financial Economics, Cambridge Journal of Economics, and Review of Political Economy.

Hecht advises on risk management and financial history topics, though no specific students are listed. His office hours are held in ASB-208.