Economics

The economics academic area includes faculty that study a broad range of topics in their discipline, including economic theory, industrial organization, labor economics, macroeconomics, econometrics, environmental economics, and international trade.

The economic faculty bring ideas from economic research (both their own and those from the broader community of economic scholars) to the classroom.

The group teaches principles of economics and statistics in managerial foundations classes, as well as applications of economics in classes on strategy, public policy, human resource management, global management, and other topics.

The rigorous application of economic principles permeates the Stanford MBA Program, Stanford MSx Program, and Stanford GSB Executive Education curricula. The economics area extends its impact beyond Stanford by publishing, educating PhD students, and influencing public policy.

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Firm Climate Investment: A Glass Half-full

Prachi Srivastava, Nicholas A. Bloom, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Gregory Thwaites, Ivan Yotzov
Energy Economics February2026

Multiple Randomization Designs: Estimation and Inference with Interference

Lorenzo Masoero, Suhas Vijaykumar, Thomas S. Richardson, James McQueen, Ido Rosen, Brian Burdick, Pat Bajari, Guido W. Imbens
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B: Statistical Methodology January2026

Lemonade from Lemons: Information Design and Adverse Selection

N. Kartik, Weijie Zhong
Theoretical Economics January2026

Faculty

Mohammad Akbarpour

Mohammad Akbarpour

Professor
Claudia Allende Santa Cruz

Claudia Allende Santa Cruz

Assistant Professor
Susan Athey

Susan Athey

Professor
Lanier Benkard

Lanier Benkard

Professor
Eric Bettinger

Eric Bettinger

Professor (by courtesy)
Nicholas A. Bloom

Nicholas A. Bloom

Professor (by courtesy)
Jeremy I. Bulow

Jeremy I. Bulow

Professor
Modibo Khane Camara

Modibo Khane Camara

Assistant Professor
Sebastian Di Tella

Sebastian Di Tella

Associate Professor
Alain C. Enthoven

Alain C. Enthoven

Professor Emeritus

Lecturers

Adi Aron-Gilat

Adi Aron-Gilat

Lecturer
Anneka Gupta

Anneka Gupta

Lecturer
Keith Hennessey

Keith Hennessey

Lecturer
Amanda Kelly

Amanda Kelly

Lecturer

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