Victor Nee

Victor Nee is the Frank and Rosa Rhodes Professor of Economic Sociology at Cornell University, where he also directs the Center for the Study of Economy and Society. His academic career spans roles including former Chair of Cornell's Sociology Department and Global Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi.

• Ph.D. in Sociology, Harvard University
• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles & Santa Cruz

His research focuses on:

• Economic sociology of institutional emergence
• New institutionalism in organizational analysis
• Market transitions from state socialism
• Immigrant incorporation and racial stratification

Recent publications analyze:

• 21st-century knowledge economy formation
• Network-driven innovation in China
• Trust dynamics in low-trust societies
• Ethnic boundary formation in labor markets

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2020 Election to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2013 Honorary Doctorate from Lund University
• 2006-2007 Guggenheim Fellowship

Research programs at Cornell's Center for the Study of Economy and Society examine:

• New York City's tech startup cluster growth (2007-2011)
• Role of universities in knowledge economies
• Comparative studies of China's market transition