Ira N. Gang is a Professor of Economics at Rutgers University, where he has been a faculty member since 1986. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 1983. Professor Gang's global academic reach is evident through numerous research visits and fellowships. These include multiple stints as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow in Germany, as well as Fulbright and American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowships in India. He has also undertaken numerous other visiting positions and research trips to institutions such as the India Development Foundation, Indian Statistical Institute, RWI, IOS, IZA, and HWWA. His international experience further extends to institutions in the UK, Georgia, Israel, Japan, and to various universities across the United States. Professor Gang has also played various editorial roles, including serving on the editorial boards of the Review of Market Integration, Athaniti, and the Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Population Economics and the India Growth and Development Review. He was a co-founder of the Review of Development Economics.
Professor Gang's research is broad and impactful, primarily focusing on development economics, labor economics, migration, political economy, and transition economies. His work encompasses both theoretical and empirical investigations, with a consistent emphasis on labor markets in developing and transitioning nations. Within migration economics, his significant contributions explore the labor market impacts of immigration in Europe and the U.S., immigrant assimilation processes, and the political economy of immigration policies. Other work explores areas such as the effects of tariffs on the poor, governance and corruption, gender and entrepreneurship, and the dynamics of poverty and human capital across different social groups and economies in transition. His recent work often examines the interconnections of governance, poverty, inequality, and human capital. His prolific scholarly output includes publications in leading economic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Economics Letters, The Journal of Development Economics, and Economic Development and Cultural Change.