Catherine D. Wolfram | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Micro-economist, academic and researcher |
| Spouse | Matthew A Barmack[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Education | A.B., Economics Ph.D., Economics |
| Alma mater | Harvard University MIT |
| Thesis | "Empirical Studies of the British Electricity Industry Before and After Privatization" |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Joskow |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley |
| Website | catherine-wolfram |
Catherine D. Wolfram is an American micro-economist, academic, and researcher who is the William Barton Rogers Professor in Energy and a Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.[2] Previously, she served as a Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration and associate dean for academic affairs at the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley[3] where she also served as a faculty director of The E2e Project and as scientific director for energy and the environment at Center for Effective Global Action. She also directed the National Bureau of Economic Research's Environment and Energy Economics Program.[4]
In March 2021, Wolfram was named as the United States Department of the Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate and Energy Economics.[5]
Wolfram specializes in the economics of energy industries in the U.S. and other countries. She has worked on analyzing rural electrification programs in the developing world, the effects of environmental regulation on energy markets, and on developing statistical measures for improving business and policy decisions.[6]
Wolfram is a faculty affiliate at J-PAL, and a senior policy scholar for Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy.[7]