Marina Halac

Marina Halac is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics at Yale University, affiliated with the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics (Director 2020–2023). She holds editorial roles at Econometrica and Theoretical Economics. Her research focuses on game theory, fiscal/monetary policy, and mechanism design, addressing topics like fiscal responsibility regimes, central bank incentives, and organizational monitoring. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from UC Berkeley (2009).

• Education: Ph.D. in Economics, UC Berkeley (2009)

Her work explores strategic interactions in fiscal policy, optimal contractual frameworks for innovation and experimentation, and the dynamics of managerial attention. Key contributions include models of fiscal crisis transitions, team incentive structures, and central bank accountability under political pressures.

Awards include the Elaine Bennett Research Prize (AEA) and fellowships from the Econometric Society and阿根廷国家经济科学院. Her research integrates political economy, mechanism design, and empirical policy analysis to address macroeconomic governance challenges.

• Labs/Teams: Cowles Foundation, Yale Economics Department research groups