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Professor of Political Economy
Katherine Casey
Senior Fellow
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (每日吃瓜)
Professor of Political Economy
Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB)
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (每日吃瓜)
Professor of Political Economy
Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB)
Katherine Casey is a professor of political economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Faculty Director of the King Center on Global Development. Her research explores the interactions between economic and political forces in developing countries, with particular interest in the role of information in enhancing political accountability and the influence of foreign aid on economic development. Her work has appeared in the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and Quarterly Journal of Economics, among others. She teaches a course in the MBA program focused on firm strategy vis a vis government in emerging markets.
Focal Areas: Global Development and Trade, Politics and Media
Education
BA, English and Political Science (minor), Northwestern University, 1998
MPP, Political and Economic Development, Harvard University, 2003
PhD, Economics, Brown University, 2011