Fields: Public Economics, applied theory
Research interests: Tax salience; corporate taxation; social insurance; unemployment; risk preferences; liquidity constraints;
Raj Chetty received his PhD from Harvard University in 2003. He joined the Berkeley faculty in 2003 as an Assistant Professor and is currently a full Professor. He is Editor of the Journal of Public Economics and Co-Director of the Public Economics Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Chetty's recent honors include the American Young Economist Award, a Sloan Research fellowship, and a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation.
Current Status: On leave