Manasi Deshpande
Manasi Deshpande | |
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| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA, PhD) |
| Awards | National Science Foundation CAREER Award; Sloan Research Fellowship; Harry S. Truman Scholarship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Public Economics; Labor Economics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | Essays on the effects of disability insurance (2015) |
| Doctoral advisor | Amy Finkelstein; David Autor; Michael Greenstone |
| Website | https://sites.google.com/view/mdeshpande |
Manasi Deshpande is an American labor economist currently serving as associate professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on empirical public finance, in particular on the interplay between welfare programs and labor markets. Deshpande is the recipient of a Sloan Research Fellowship, awarded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation annually to early-career scientists "who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study." She is also the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.