Jyothi Nair
Instructor of Social Science
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: BA Asian University for Women
Research Areas: Development Economics; Theoretical and Applied Statistics
Jyothi Nair graduated summa cum laude in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from Asian University for Women. Prior to joining NYUAD, she has worked with multinational companies including L'Oreal and Starbucks.
Her current projects are geared towards exploring the development impact of remittances.
Courses Taught
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By 2030, 60 percent of the world's population will live in cities. This mass urbanization presents unprecedented challenges for planners, policy makers, businesses, educators, citizens, migrants/refugees, and the environment. This course explores the multifaceted challenges the world's cities face. It asks how crisis and revitalization complement each other, especially in light of current population movements fueled by climate change and wars. A week-long trip to Athens offers a case study of a vibrant historical capital faced with unprecedented economic crisis, high unemployment, and large number of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and places far beyond. Readings from social science, social history, public policy, and literature, along with select films, will help students explore possibilities for refuge and resilience in this urban crisis. While visiting refugee camps, the Municipality of Athens, etc., students will assume different social roles and be paired with local business leaders, urban planners, policy makers, and members of refugee and migrant communities in order to deepen their practical experience of these complex issues.
Previously taught: January 2017, January 2018, January 2019
This course appears in...
- Core Curriculum > Structures of Thought and Society
- Minors > Urbanization
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This course offers a rigorous examination of the basic concepts and tools of modern finance. Students are introduced to cash flow analysis and present value, as well as basic concepts of return and risk, in order to understand how financial markets work and how financial instruments are valued. These instruments, including equities, fixed income securities, options, and other derivative securities, become vehicles for exploring various financial markets and their utilization by managers in different kinds of financial institutions to enhance return and manage risk.
Prerequisites: BUSOR-UH 1501, SOCSC-UH 1010Q and SOCSC-UH 1111
Previously taught: Summer 2016, Fall 2 2016, Spring 2 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2 2017, Spring 2 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2 2018, Spring 2 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2 2019, Spring 2 2020, Fall 2 2020, Spring 2 2021, Fall 2 2021, Spring 2 2022, Fall 2 2022, Spring 2 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2 2023, Spring 2 2024, Fall 2 2024
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Spring 2 2025;
7 Weeks
Olivier Gossner - MW 12:45 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2 2025;
7 Weeks
TR 09:55 - 11:10 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2 2025;
7 Weeks
TR 11:20 - 12:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2 2025;
7 Weeks
TR 11:20 - 12:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2 2025;
7 Weeks
TR 12:45 - 14:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2 2025;
7 Weeks
TR 09:55 - 11:10 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2 2025;
7 Weeks
Mounther Hussein Barakat - MW 14:10 - 16:50 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2 2025;
7 Weeks
Mounther Hussein Barakat - MW 11:20 - 14:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Business, Organizations and Society > Business Foundations Electives
- Majors > Economics > Entrepreneurship and Finance Track
- Minors > Economics
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Spring 2 2025;
7 Weeks
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This course introduces students to the basics of statistics and probability, which are building blocks for much of the research that is done in Social Science. The course gives students an overview of descriptive and inferential statistics, with emphasis on conceptual understanding and statistical thinking. There is heavy concentration on the big picture: What questions are we trying to address and what can we conclude from our analysis. Throughout the course real data from several social science disciplines will be integrated and studied using state of the art software tools. At the end of the semester students should know the difference between populations and samples, how to design experiments, how to summarize and analyze the results of a statistical experiment, how to test basic hypotheses and how to communicate statistical insights.
Prerequisite: MATH-UH 1000A or Math Proficiency Assessment
Previously taught: Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Blaine Robbins - TR 11:20 - 12:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Blaine Robbins - TR 09:55 - 11:10 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Tetyana Surovtseva - MW 11:20 - 12:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Tetyana Surovtseva - MW 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 14:20 - 15:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 15:45 - 17:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 08:00 - 09:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 14:20 - 15:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Omer Faruk Orsun - TR 14:10 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 08:00 - 09:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Summer 2025;
4 Weeks
MTWR 13:00 - 14:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Summer 2025;
4 Weeks
Blaine Robbins - MTWR 09:00 - 12:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 14:20 - 15:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 15:45 - 17:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Wifag Adnan - MW 09:55 - 11:10 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Omer Faruk Orsun - MW 14:10 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
TR 15:35 - 16:50 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Wifag Adnan - MW 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Wifag Adnan - TR 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 14:20 - 15:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
M 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 15:45 - 17:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 08:00 - 09:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Core Curriculum > Quantitative Reasoning
- Majors > Business, Organizations and Society
- Majors > Economics
- Majors > Political Science
- Majors > Social Research and Public Policy
- Minors > Economics
- Minors > Social Research and Public Policy
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
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This course offers students an introduction to how economists look at the world and approach problems. It focuses on individual economic decision-makers (households, business firms, and government agencies) and explores how they are linked together and how their decisions shape our economic life. Applications of supply and demand analysis and the role of prices in a market system are explored. Students are also exposed to the theory of the competitive firm, the idea of market failure, and policy responses. The course relies on cases and examples and incorporates readings to shed light on modern economic principles and their application to solving the problems that face the global economy.
Previously taught: Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 1 2016, Spring 1 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 1 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Pauline Rutsaert - TR 14:10 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Andrzej Baranski - MW 12:45 - 14:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 17:10 - 18:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 15:45 - 17:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Andrzej Baranski - MW 14:10 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
W 17:00 - 18:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 08:00 - 09:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 15:45 - 17:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 14:20 - 15:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Andrzej Baranski - MW 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Summer 2025;
4 Weeks
Andrzej Baranski - MTWR 09:00 - 12:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Summer 2025;
4 Weeks
MTWR 14:00 - 15:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Pauline Rutsaert - TR 17:00 - 18:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Pauline Rutsaert - TR 14:10 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Shou Liu - TR 09:55 - 11:10 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Manu Munoz-Herrera - TR 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 08:00 - 09:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
R 15:35 - 16:50 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
R 17:00 - 18:15 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 15:45 - 17:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 14:20 - 15:35 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Business, Organizations and Society
- Majors > Economics
- Minors > Behavioral Institutional Design
- Minors > Economics
- Pre-Professional Courses > Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks