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Elena Pastorino is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a Social Science Research Scholar at the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), and a Faculty Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at Stanford University. She is also affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and participates in the Economic Policy Working Group.
Her research spans three main areas:
- Labor Economics - focusing on wage determinants, job mobility, and employment dynamics
- Macroeconomics - examining business cycles, unemployment fluctuations, and asset pricing
- Development Economics - studying poverty alleviation programs and market functioning in developing countries
Pastorino's recent work reveals important insights about economic policies. Her research on minimum wage shows beneficial short-term effects but detrimental long-term consequences for low-income workers. She has also investigated how AI affects pricing and consumer welfare, and how transfer programs can be optimized in developing countries.
Her notable achievements include:
- 2019 Banque de France grant for research on 'Asset Prices and Unemployment Fluctuations'
- 2020 National Science Foundation grant on 'Big Data and Dynamic Personalized Pricing'
- 2021 Human-Centered AI Institute grant for work on AI's impact on pricing and consumer welfare
Pastorino actively collaborates with leading economists including Patrick Kehoe, Jeremy Lise, and Luigi Pistaferri. She has organized SITE conferences at Stanford and contributes to important economic policy discussions through publications in top journals and commentary in major media outlets.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.
