Steven Tadelis

Steven Tadelis is the Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership and a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business. His research focuses on e-commerce, internet economics, and the design of market institutions. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University and has held roles as VP of Economics at Amazon and Sr. Director at eBay Research Labs.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, Harvard University, 1997
• MSc in Economics, Technion, 1992
• BA in Economics, University of Haifa, 1991

Research Interests: Tadelis explores consumer behavior in online markets, incentives in organizations, and the economic implications of contractual incompleteness. His work bridges theoretical models with empirical analyses of real-world platforms like eBay and Amazon.

Articles Trends: Recent work examines vaccine adoption in polarized societies, certification systems in e-commerce, and consumer responses to price changes. His studies leverage large-scale datasets and field experiments to inform market design and policy.

Awards:

• Montias Prize (2010-2011)
• Barbara and Gerson Bakar Faculty Fellow (2008-2015)
• Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (1995-1996)

Advising & Grants: Tadelis has advised over 20 PhD students and led grants on topics like bilateral bargaining and liquidity shocks. He has held leadership roles in academic organizations and industry partnerships.

Labs/Teams: His academic work intersects with industry collaborations, including roles at Amazon and eBay, where he applied economic principles to optimize market mechanisms and pricing strategies.