James Orr

James Orr is the associate director of the Economic Studies Group at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Business Administration from Drexel University. Orr discusses the economy of New York City with the Thought Project.

Companies

• Associate Director, Economic Studies Group The Graduate Center, City University of New York (2017)
• Visiting Research Scholar, Ph.D. Program in Economics City University of New York (2018 — 2020)
• Consultant New York City Labor Market Information Service, The Graduate Center, CUNY (2016 — 2016)
• Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2012 — 2016)
• Economist/Senior Economist/Research Officer Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1988 — 2012)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics NYU Stern School of Business (1997 — 2002)
• Assistant Professor of Economics Manhattan College (1983 — 1988)
• Economist U.S. Department of Labor (1978 — 1983)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of Pennsylvania (1972 — 1979)
• Bachelor’s Degree Drexel University (1968 — 1972)