Jonathan Levin (economist) explained

Jonathan Levin
Order:13th
President of Stanford University
Term Start:August 1, 2024
Birth Date:November 17, 1972
Birth Place:New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Father:Rick Levin
Children:3
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Child:yes
Field:Economics
Thesis Title:Relational contracts, incentives and information
Thesis Url:https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/9520
Thesis Year:1999
Awards:John Bates Clark Medal (2011)
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Child:yes
Repec Prefix:f
Repec Id:ple318
Predecessor:Richard Saller
Education:Stanford University (BA, BS)
Nuffield College, Oxford (MPhil)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)

Jonathan David Levin (born November 17, 1972) is an American economist, currently serving as the 13th president of Stanford University. He was previously the 10th dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[1]

Levin is known for his research in industrial organization, particularly in the areas of market design, antitrust economics, and the economics of contracting.

Academic career

Levin received his Bachelor of Arts in English and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Stanford University in 1994, a Master of Philosophy in Economics from Nuffield College, Oxford, in 1996, and his PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999.[2] He was a post-doctoral scholar at the Cowles Foundation at Yale University. He joined Stanford as an assistant professor in 2000 and became a full professor in 2008.

His research is in the fields of Microeconomic Theory and Industrial Organization. Since 2016, he has been the Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was the Holbrook Working Professor of Price Theory in the Department of Economics at Stanford and chair of Stanford Department of Economics from 2011 to 2014. Since 2021, he has been a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).[3]

On April 4, 2024, the Stanford University Board of Trustees announced Levin would become Stanford's 13th president, effective August 1, 2024.[4] Levin succeeds Richard Saller, who has served as Stanford's president on an interim basis since September 2023 after the resignation of Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Levin was ceremonially inaugurated to the Presidency on September 27, 2024. Levin is the first Stanford president since 1968 to have a Stanford degree.[5]

Awards and honors

Levin has received over a dozen honors and awards. He was awarded the 2011 John Bates Clark Medal[6] [7] as the outstanding American economist under the age of 40, regarded as the most distinguished economic title after the Nobel Prize.

Some of his other notable achievements include:

Personal life

Jonathan Levin is Jewish.[8] Levin lives in Palo Alto with his wife, Amy, a physician, and their three children.[9]

He is the son of former Yale University President Rick Levin.[10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chaykowski . Kathleen . Stanford Business School Names Economist Jonathan Levin As Its New Dean . 2016-05-24 . . October 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161007000909/http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2016/05/23/stanford-business-school-names-economist-jonathan-levin-as-its-new-dean/ . live .
  2. Web site: CV. Jonathan Levin.
  3. Web site: September 22, 2021 . President Biden Announces Members of President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology . 2022-08-18 . . October 23, 2021 . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211023/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/22/president-biden-announces-members-of-presidents-council-of-advisors-on-science-and-technology/ . live .
  4. Web site: Nietzel . Michael T. . Jonathan Levin Named Stanford University’s 13th President . 2024-04-04 . Forbes . en . April 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404223412/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2024/04/04/jonathan-levin-named-stanford-universitys-13th-president/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2024-05-02 . Since Sterling: Stanford Historical Society traces role of University president . 2024-05-03 . en-US . May 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240503140603/https://stanforddaily.com/2024/05/02/since-sterling-stanford-historical-society-traces-role-of-university-president/ . live .
  6. News: Lahart . Justin . 19 April 2011 . Stanford's Jonathan Levin Wins John Bates Clark Medal . . August 8, 2017 . April 4, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180404090724/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703648304576265321741541198 . live .
  7. Einav . Liran . Tadelis . Steve . 2012 . Jonathan Levin: 2011 John Bates Clark Medalist . Journal of Economic Perspectives . en . 26 . 2 . 207–218 . 10.1257/jep.26.2.207 . 0895-3309 . free.
  8. Web site: Mirsky . May . April 18, 2024 . Stanford’s first Jewish president will inherit a tense climate . . August 23, 2024 . August 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050103/https://jweekly.com/2024/04/18/stanfords-first-jewish-president-will-inherit-a-tense-climate/ . live .
  9. News: Moules . Jonathan . September 18, 2016 . Stanford GSB's new dean eyes online expansion . . August 23, 2024 . August 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050102/https://www.ft.com/content/6b9e9be0-799a-11e6-a0c6-39e2633162d5 . live .
  10. News: Gellman . Lindsay . 2016-05-23 . Stanford Business School Names Economist Jonathan Levin as New Dean . 2016-05-24 . Wall Street Journal . 0099-9660.
  11. News: Jonathan Levin, Dean of Business School, Is Stanford's New President. The New York Times. April 4, 2024. Saul. Stephanie. April 6, 2024. April 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240406073712/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/us/stanford-president-jonathan-levin.html. live.

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