STEFANIE STANTCHEVA

STEFANIE STANTCHEVA is the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard and founder and director of the Social Economics Lab.

Women In Economics

Women in Economics: Stefanie Stantcheva on Thoughts that Matter

STEFANIE STANTCHEVA July 15, 2025

Public resistance to new policies often leaves policymakers scratching their heads. Stefanie Stantcheva’s multidisciplinary approach to research digs deep into the minds of people at the receiving end to help design better policies. Stantcheva sat down with journalist Rhoda Metcalfe to discuss how tax policy impacts innovation.

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