Sendhil Mullainathan
| Sendhil Mullainathan | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1973 (age 43–44) Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | United States, India |
| Fields | economics, behavioral economics |
| Institutions |
Harvard University 2004– MIT 1999-2004 |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University Ph.D, 1998 Cornell University B.A., 1993 |
| Doctoral advisor |
Drew Fudenberg Lawrence Katz Andrei Shleifer |
| Known for |
Behavioral Economics Development Economics Corporate Finance |
| Notable awards | MacArthur Fellow |
Sendhil Mullainathan (செந்தில் முல்லைநாதன்) (
pronunciation ) (born c. 1973) is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the author of Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (with Eldar Shafir). He was hired with tenure by Harvard in 2004 after having spent six years at MIT. He is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" and conducts research on development economics, behavioral economics, and corporate finance. He is co-founder of Ideas 42, a non-profit organization that uses behavioral science to help solve social problems, and J-PAL, the MIT Poverty Action Lab. He has made extensive academic contributions through the National Bureau of Economic Research and has also worked in government at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Born in a small farming village in India, Mullainathan moved to the Los Angeles area at 7. He received his B.A. in computer science, mathematics, and economics from Cornell University in 1993, and he completed his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University 1993-1998.
He has made substantial contributions to the field of behavioural economics. He has also made innovative additions to the literature on development topics, such as discrimination, corruption, and corporate governance.
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