▪️Full name: Rachel E. Kranton
🏫Education:
B.Sc in Economics (University of Pennsylvania)
M.P.A. in Economics and Public Affairs (Princeton University)
Ph.D. in Economics (UC Berkeley)
▪️Position:
Dean of Social Sciences, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University
James B. Duke Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Duke University
Founding Executive Committee, Economic Research on Identity, Norms, and
Narratives (ERINN)
Managing Editor, The Economic Journal
▪️Field: Microeconomics, Economic Theory, Development Economics, Econometrics, Economics of Networks, Economics of Institutions
📝Top 3 Papers:
Economics and Identity (MIT Press)
Identity and the Economics of Organizations (Journal of Economic perspectives)
Identity and schooling: Some lessons for the economics of education (Journal of Economic Literature)
🎧Podcast: The Origins and Significance of “Identity Economics” (Economics and Beyond Podcast)
📽Presentation: “Identity, Groups, and Social Preferences” (Workshop on Economics of Socialization, Barcelona School of Economics)
🏆Honors & Awards:
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2021)
Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2020)
Fellow of the Econometric Society (2012)
Graduate Research Board Award, University of Maryland (1997)
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, U.C. Berkeley (1991)
📚Top Books:
Identity Economics: how our identities affect our work, wages, and well-being ( Princeton University Press)
Pricing, cost recovery, and production efficiency in transport (World Bank)
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2- © Rachel Kranton – MIP 2013 – Interview
3- © University of Chicago
Author: Hasti Mighati
