economist university professor
Betsey Stevenson earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and mathematics from Wellesley College in 1993. After working as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve, she went on to earn an Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in economics from Harvard University in 2001. At Harvard, she studied under North. Gregory Mankiw, and had Caroline M. Hoxby, Lawrence Katz, and Claudia Goldin as thesis advisors.
The Obama Administration announced her appointment to the Council of Economic Advisors, a post she assumed in the summer of 2013. She previously served as Chief Economist of the United States. Department of Labor under Secretary Hilda Solis. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor of Business and Public Policy, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
After working as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve, she went on to earn an Master of Arts Currently, Stevenson serves as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, which she has been affiliated with since 2008.
She has been on the Board of Directors of the American Law and Economics Association since 2010. In 2011, Stevenson was appointed to the Brookings Institution"s, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity as an Advisor.
Also in 2011, Stevenson joined the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Happiness and Development. Since 2007, Stevenson has served as a research fellow for the CESifo Economic Studies.
Stevenson maintains a large Twitter following and regularly provides economic analysis on cable television
After graduating from Harvard, Stevenson turned down a faculty position at the University of Michigan and went to work for Forrester Research, a technology consulting firm in California. After a few years, she accepted a faculty position at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. In addition, from 2005–2009 she served as a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia and San Francisco.
From September 2010 to 2011, she served as Chief Economist of the United States. Department of Labor under Secretary Hilda Solis.
Stevenson then moved to Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Stevenson has published widely in leading economics journals about the impact of public policies on the labor market, with a focus on women and families.
She has also written widely on subjective well-being. Her research is interdisciplinary, and her research had an impact in economics, sociology, psychology, and demography, and within legal scholarship.
She is a columnist for Bloomberg View, and a sometime commentator for Public Radio’s Marketplace program, and her thoughts on the economy are frequently covered in both print and television media.
Stevenson"s research is extensive, including several papers co-authored with Justin Wolfers.
