Thomas F. Cooley

Thomas F. Cooley
Born(1943-01-03)January 3, 1943
Died10 October 2021(2021-10-10) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
EducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)
Doctoral advisorEdward C. Prescott
Academic work
InstitutionsNew York University
Doctoral studentsSiddhartha Chib

Thomas Ferguson Cooley (January 3, 1943 – October 10, 2021) was the Paganelli-Bull Professor of Economics at the New York University Stern School of Business. He served as Dean of the Stern School from 2002 to January 2010. He was also a professor of economics in the NYU Faculty of Arts and Science. Cooley was a widely published scholar in the areas of macroeconomic theory, monetary theory and policy, and the financial behavior of firms.

He has authored more than 100 scholarly articles on economics and statistics and frequently wrote opinion pieces for a variety of economic and business publications.