Stefanie Stantcheva

Stefanie Stantcheva
Born (1986-02-21) 21 February 1986
NationalityBulgarian
French (since 2002)
Academic background
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Paris School of Economics (MS)
ENSAE (MS)
École Polytechnique (MS)
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (BA)
Doctoral advisorJames M. Poterba
Iván Werning
Academic work
DisciplinePublic economics
Optimal taxation
InstitutionsHarvard University
Notable ideasResearch on optimal taxation
AwardsJohn Bates Clark Medal (2025), Elaine Bennett Research Prize (2020)
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Stefanie Stantcheva (born 1986 in Bulgaria) is a French economist who has served as the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University since 2021. She has been a member of the Conseil d’Analyse Économique since 2018. In 2018, she was described by The Economist as one of the best young economists of the decade. In 2025, she was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal.