Ran Abramitzky

Ran Abramitzky serves as the Stanford Federal Credit Union Professor of Economics and Senior Associate Dean of the Social Sciences at Stanford University's School of Humanities and Sciences. He maintains dual research appointments as a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Research Associate and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Senior Fellow.

His research program spans economic history and applied microeconomics, with concentrated expertise in immigration economics and income inequality. Abramitzky employs innovative historical data linkage techniques to examine long-term patterns in immigrant assimilation, intergenerational mobility, and egalitarian social experiments. His recent publications analyze socioeconomic representation in academia and historical immigration policy impacts.

Award highlights include:

• Gyorgi Ranki Biennial Prize for 'The Mystery of the Kibbutz' (2018)
• Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
• Stanford's Departmental and Dean's Teaching Awards
• Recognition for 'Streets of Gold' in The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022

Funding support comes from the National Science Foundation and Russell Sage Foundation. His dual role as Senior Associate Dean demonstrates significant administrative leadership within Stanford's social sciences division while maintaining an active research agenda evidenced by recent publications through 2025.