Assistant Professor of Finance, Stern NYUAD

Tarikua Erda is currently a Senior Research Scientist at NYU Stern and an incoming Assistant Professor of Finance at Stern-NYUAD. She does empirical research in environmental economics, innovation, entrepreneurship, and labor.
Tarikua’s work combines economics and environmental science to study how shocks—such as disasters or discrimination—affect businesses, workers, and economic growth.
She holds a PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University and a BA in Economics, with distinction, from Princeton University, and worked as an analyst at the economic consulting firm Analysis Group before entering academia.