Research Directors
Scott R. Baker
Stanford University
srbaker@stanford.edu | Website
Scott Ross Baker is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Stanford Department of Economics and is a Shultz Scholar and a Bradley Research Fellow. His research is concentrated on empirical labor and public economics, especially in the area of federal policy analysis and evaluation. He is currently engaged in a variety of empirical research projects regarding effects of policy uncertainty, immigration policy, federal contract distribution, as well as the effects of unemployment benefits on job search intensity. Scott was born and raised in San Diego, California and received B.A.'s in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007.
Nick Bloom
Stanford University
nbloom@stanford.edu | Website
Nick Bloom is a Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research interests are investigating the causes and consequences of economic uncertainty. He also works on understanding differences in management and organizational practices across firms and countries. He previously worked as a research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a policy advisor at HM Treasury and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. He is a graduate of Cambridge University, with a MPhil from Oxford University, and a PhD from University College London.
Steven J. Davis
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
steve.davis@chicagobooth.edu | Website
Steven J. Davis is Deputy Dean of the Faculty and William H. Abbott Professor of International Business and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His research interests include employment and wage behavior, worker mobility, job loss, the effects of labor market institutions, business dynamics, economic fluctuations, national economic performance, and public policy. He is a research associate with the NBER, an economic adviser to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and a senior adviser to the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. He is a former Editor and Coeditor of the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, published by the American Economic Association.
Research Team
Sophie Wang
Sophie is a Research Collaborator on the Policy Uncertainty project focusing on China. Xiaoxi (Sophie) Wang has a B.A. in Economics and B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Wuhan University and an M.S. in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago. She currently works as a Research Assistant to Professors David Donaldson and Rick Hornbeck at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Kyle Kost
Kyle is a research associate on the Policy Uncertainty project. He is currently enrolled at Harvard University.
Eddie Dinh
Eddie is a research associate on the Policy Uncertainty project. He is currently enrolled at Stanford University.
Rebecca Sachs
Rebecca is a research associate on the Policy Uncertainty project. She is currently enrolled at Stanford University.
Sophie Biffar
Sophie is a research associate on the Policy Uncertainty project. She currently enrolled at UC Berkeley
Alexandra Lee
Alexandra is a research associate on the Policy Uncertainty project. She is currently enrolled at the University of Chicago.
Maranna Yoder
Maranna is a research associate on the Policy Uncertainty project. She is currently enrolled at the University of Chicago.
Lucy Duan
Lucy is a research associate on the Policy Uncertainty project. She is currently enrolled at the University of Chicago.
Devon Shiff
Devon was a research associate during Summer 2012. She joined us as a high school student.
Edina Lee
Edina was a research associate during Summer 2012. She joined us as a high school student.
Kristina Kolpakova
Kristina was a research associate during Summer 2012. She joined us as a high school student.
Sara Holston
Sara was a research associate during Summer 2012. She joined us as a high school student.
Andrea Clerici-Hermandinger
Andrea was a research associate during Summer 2012. She joined us as a high school student.
Federico Clerici-Hermandinger
Federico was a research associate during Summer 2012. He is currently enrolled at Boston College.
Ippei Shibata
Ippei was a research associate on the Policy Uncertainty project. He is currently enrolled at the University of Chicago.