Nicholas A. Bloom

Nicholas A. Bloom is a Professor of Economics at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). He holds a courtesy appointment at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is Co-Director of the Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His academic journey includes degrees from Cambridge, Oxford, and University College London (PhD in Economics). Bloom's research focuses on management practices, economic policy uncertainty, and innovation, leveraging extensive firm-level data and experimental methods. He has pioneered the World Management Survey to quantify management practices globally.

Key research areas include the impact of management on firm performance, uncertainty's macroeconomic effects, and trade-driven technological change. Bloom has advised governments and institutions like the UK Treasury and McKinsey & Company. His work has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the HBR McKinsey Award and the Frisch Medal. Bloom teaches courses on management, labor economics, and macroeconomics, mentoring numerous PhD students who now lead roles in academia and policy.

• Education: PhD (Economics, UCL, 2001), MPhil (Oxford, 1996), BA (Cambridge, 1994)
• Affiliations: Co-Director of NBER's PIES Program, Faculty Affiliate of the King Center on Global Development, Golub Capital Social Impact Lab
• Grants/Research: Extensive funding from NSF, NIH, and private foundations for management and uncertainty studies

Bloom's interdisciplinary approach bridges economics, management, and policy, with notable contributions to understanding how organizational practices and external shocks shape economic outcomes.