Amy Finkelstein

Amy Finkelstein
Born (1973-11-02) November 2, 1973 (age 51)
New York City, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Oxford (MPhil)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
SpouseBenjamin Olken
Academic career
FieldPublic finance, health economics
InstitutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral
advisor		James M. Poterba
Jonathan Gruber
Doctoral
students		Heidi Williams[1]
Manasi Deshpande
AwardsJohn Bates Clark Medal, 2012
Elaine Bennett Research Prize, 2008
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Amy Nadya Finkelstein (born November 2, 1973) is an American economist who is a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the co-director and research associate of the Public Economics Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the co-Scientific Director of J-PAL North America.[2]

She was awarded the 2012 John Bates Clark Medal for her contributions to economics.[3][4][5] She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences[6] and won a MacArthur "Genius" fellowship[7] in 2018.

  1. ^ "Williams's CV". Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. ^ "Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) North America". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "MIT economics professor awarded Bates Clark medal". The Boston Globe. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ "MIT Economist of Health Care Wins John Bates Clark Medal – The Ticker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education". chronicle.com. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ^ Levin, Jonathan; Poterba, James (2012). "Amy Finkelstein: 2012 John Bates Clark Medalist". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 26 (4): 171–184. doi:10.1257/jep.26.4.171. hdl:1721.1/82879. ISSN 0895-3309.
  6. ^ "Amy Finkelstein". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  7. ^ Meet the Academics Who Nabbed This Year’s MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants, Julian Wyllie, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 4, 2018.