NYU Shanghai utilizes international collaboration and interdisciplinary research to conduct studies across diverse fields such as Urban Science, Business, Finance, and Public Health. Through scientific research, the University seeks to contribute to local and national strategic goals, while also fulfilling its role as an influential academic institution and actively expanding its public service function.
Leveraging its location in the financial center of China, the University established the Center for Business Education and Research (CBER) and the Volatility Institute at NYU Shanghai (VINS). NYU Shanghai’s Business faculty conduct innovative research on marketing, economics and finance with a China focus, integrating a wealth of real-world experience and business acumen into academic and research activities. VINS focuses on both the Chinese and global financial markets. Under the guidance of Robert Engle, an emeritus professor at NYU Stern and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics, the institute members are conducting cutting-edge research. Their comprehensive analysis of global financial markets’ risks contributes to international financial policies in a meaningful way.
In 2021, NYU Shanghai formed a strategic partnership with Fintech Dataport and Nisi Data Science to establish the Zhangjiang Quantitative Finance Research Center. This new fintech research institute will be led by Nobel Laureate Professor Thomas J. Sargent and will promote both fundamental and innovative research to drive financial development.
Center for Applied Social and Economic Research (CASER) is dedicated to fostering methodologically rigorous, multi-disciplinary research on the most pressing issues related to China’s socio-economic development. CASER scholars conduct research based on quantitative analysis in areas such as education, family and gender, inequality and poverty, migration, population, aging and health, as well as urban development and governance.
In May 2022, the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science (LOUD) was approved as NYU Shanghai’s first Shanghai municipality key laboratory. Focusing on urban research and digital smart city development in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region, LOUD examines urban transformation in digital smart cities, emphasizing multidisciplinary aspects of urban planning, urban data science, urban ecology and urban geography.
