David Sraer

Research Bio

David Sraer is an associate professor at UC Berkeley, in the department of economics and the Haas school of business, where he currently serves as the chair of the finance unit. He holds the James J. and Marianne B. Lowrey Chair in Business. David is an associate editor for the Journal of Finance. David is a research associate at the NBER and a research affiliate at the CEPR. He was also a member of the Economic Council of the French Prime Minister (CAE) from 2021 to 2024.

Research Expertise and Interest

finance economics, macro-finance, behavioral finance, economics of organization, entrepreneurship

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring
  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 299]  

  • Empirical Corporate Finance  [ECON C234C]  

  • Behavioral Finance  [MFE 230S]  

  • Empirical Corporate Finance  [PHDBA 239FD]  

2025 Spring
  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 299]  

  • Individually Supervised Study for Graduate Students  [MFE 293]