Susan Athey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Susan Athey
Occupation	Economist
Date Of Birth	Nov 29, 1970(1970-11-29)
Age	54
Birthplace	Boston
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Scorpio

Susan Athey Biography

Susan Athey is one of the most popular and richest Economist who was born on November 29, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Susan Carleton Athey (born November 29th 1970) is an American microeconomist from the United States. She is The Economics of Technology Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Before joining Stanford she was an instructor of economics at Harvard University. She was the first female recipient from the John Bates Clark Medal. She currently works as an ongoing consultant for Microsoft and also a consultant researcher for Microsoft Research. She is also the senior fellow of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

Athey has been an associate editor for several important journals which include The American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and The RAND Journal of Economics, and also an economics panel member of the National Science Foundation economics panel and also as an associate editor of Econometrica, Theoretical Economics, as well as The Quarterly Journal of Economics. She was the editor of both The Journal of Economics and Management Strategy and the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics. She was chair of the committee that organized in 2006 for the North American Winter Meetings, and has been on various committees of The Econometric Society, the American Economic Association as well as the Committee for the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. She is also a member of the President’s Committee for the National Medal of Science.

Athey received an Ph.D. in Stanford University’s Stanford Graduate School of Business at the age of 24 in the year 1995. Her thesis was directed by Paul Milgrom and Donald John Roberts. Athey was also awarded the honorary degree of doctoral from Duke University.

Susan Athey Net Worth

Susan Athey is one of the richest Economist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Susan Athey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His work revolutionized how auctions were conducted. In the early 1990s, Athey discovered the flaws of the lenient dispute process through the sale of computer equipment to the U.S. government at auctions which revealed that auctions that were open that led to numerous legal disputes, and settlements were filled with collusion e.g. auction winners shared a percentage of their profits with bidders who were bidding with them. She also helped British Columbia in the design of the pricing system they used for timber owned by the public. She also published articles on auctions to advertise online and provided advice to Microsoft regarding the layout of their auctions for search advertising.

Athey was a student at Duke University from the age of 16 in the year 1991. While a student at Duke she was able to complete three majors: math, economics, as well as computer science. Her first job was with economics research through working in the summer, making bids for a business which was selling personal computers to the government via auctions for procurement. She also worked on auction-related issues in collaboration with Bob Marshall, a professor at Duke University who worked on defense procurement. He also assisted her in the process of preparing procurement auctions. Her involvement was in a variety different activities while at Duke and was also treasurer of the Chi Omega sorority and as the president for the Field Hockey team.

Athey’s first position was as an assistant, associate professor and Castle Krob Career Development Chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for six years before returning to Stanford’s Department of Economics as professor holding the Holbrook Working Chair for another five years. She then served as professor of economics at Harvard University until 2012, when she returned to Stanford Graduate School of Business, her alma mater.

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Susan Ranked on the list of most popular Economist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Susan Athey celebrates birthday on November 29 of every year.