Debraj Ray (economist)

Debraj Ray
Debraj Ray in 2020.
Born	(1957-09-03) 3 September 1957 (age 66)
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	United States
Academic career
Institution	New York University
Field	Game Theory Development Economics
School or tradition	Game theory
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (B.A.) Cornell University (M.A., Ph.D.)

Debraj Ray^[1] (born 3 September 1957) is an Indian-American economist, who is currently teaching and working at New York University. His research interests focus on development economics and game theory. Ray served as Co-editor of the American Economic Review between 2012 and 2020.

Ray is Julius Silver Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, New York University, since 2003,^[2] and Professor of Economics at New York University since 1999. He is also a Part-Time Professor at the University of Warwick. He is a Research Affiliate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a council member of the Game Theory Society, and a board member of Theoretical Research in Development Economics (ThReD). He served as a Board Member at the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), since its inception till 2023.