#  Stefanie Stantcheva 

Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy

On Leave Spring 2026

 

 

 



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 smartphone [617-496-2614](tel:617-496-2614) 

 email <sstantcheva@fas.harvard.edu> 

 laptop\_windows [Personal Website](https://stantcheva.scholars.harvard.edu/) 

 

 



 

Stefanie Stantcheva is a Professor at Harvard University. She is a former Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from MIT in 2014. Stefanie's research focuses on the optimal design of the tax system, taking into account important labor market features, more complex social preferences, and long-term effects such as human capital acquisition and productive investments by firms.

Staff Support: [Ann Richards](https://economics.harvard.edu/people/ann-richards)



 

 

 





 

 

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