Maria Polyakova, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy at Stanford University School of Medicine, a Faculty Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a Research Network Affiliate at CESifo. Polyakova is an applied microeconomist. Her empirical research aims to inform the design of government policy instruments in healthcare, including the design and funding of health insurance programs, interventions in healthcare labor markets, provision of information and guidelines. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Mathematics from Yale University, and a PhD in Economics from MIT.
Academic Degrees
PhD, Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2014
BA, Economics & Mathematics, Yale University, 2008
Affiliations
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
Center for Economic Studies (CESifo)