Research Bio

Carolyn Stein is a professor in the Economic Analysis & Policy Group at the Haas School of Business and an assistant professor in the Department of Economics. Her research focuses on the economics of science and innovation. She is interested in how incentives shape the production of new knowledge. Her work has been published in leading journals, such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, and Nature.

Stein received her PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2021, and an AB in applied mathematics and economics from Harvard University in 2013. She was selected as a participant in the 2021 Review of Economic Studies European Tour and the 2021 China Star Tour.

 

Research Expertise and Interest

economics of science, innovation, applied microeconomics