Susan Athey

Susan Athey started her successful career by receiving a BA in Economics, Computer Science, and Mathematics at Duke University. She then received her PhD in Economics from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Athey is an economist focusing on industrial organization, microeconomics theory, and applied econometrics while teaching Economics of Technology at Stanford as well as a consultant for Microsoft.
During her undergraduate years, Athey was a well rounded student who participated in sports and Greek life. "There have been periods of time when I have pushed my life out of balance... ideally, I'd like to develop a personal style that isn't just a stodgy academic. Stodgy scares me." It wasn't until graduate school where she started working hard on her studies. Athey's first position was an assistant, associate professor at MIT, which she then became a professor at Harvard before returning to Stanford. 
Athey's dissertation was based on a mathematical model that dealt with uncertainty for both business and personal decisions, but another part of her research (which actually inspired her economics career) was her theoretical work on collusion in repeated games applied to actions. Once this was published, she soon became the most recognized rising economist in the country. Even when all eyes were on her, she didn't let the spotlight get to her head. When asked about how she will fare Susan replied "I think I have potential, but I need to mature as a scholar. That takes time, and good teachers, and good criticism."

Awards and Honors
Duke University Alice Baldwin Memorial Scholarship, 1990-1991
Mary Love Collins Scholarship, Chi Omega Foundation, 1991-1992
Jaedicke Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1992-1993
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1991-1994
State Farm Dissertation Award in Business, 1994
State Farm Dissertation Award (1995)
Elaine Bennett Research Prize (2000) (This award is given every other year to a young woman economist who has made outstanding contributions to any field.)
John Bates Clark Medal (2007)
Fellow of the Econometric Society (2004)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008)[8]
Stanford University Leiberman Fellowship
Elected to the National Academy of Sciences (2012)
Honorary Degree, Duke University (2009) [9]
Fisher-Shultz Lecture, Econometric Society (2011)

Comments

  1. Professor ArvanSeptember 9, 2019 at 3:36 AM

    Athey is a Clark Medal winner from a dozen years ago, which puts her as among the most prominent economists at present.

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