One of the most respected economists in modern days, Amy Finkelstein was born November 2, 1973 in New York City. In 1995 she graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University and after, attended Oxford University for a Masters in Economics. She then went on to receive her PhD in Economics from MIT. Currently, Amy works at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a co-Scientific director of J-PAL North America. This is a research facility at MIT specializing in domestic policy issues. As well as MIT, she is also the co-Director of the Public Economics Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Amy Finkelstein not only has an impresssive academic and employment history, she is the recipient of numerous awards and given only to industry innovators. In 2012 she received the John Bates Medal from the American Economic Association, which is given to an economist under the age of forty who is making exceptional advancements in economic thought. She has also won the Elaine Bennett Research Prize in 2008 just to name a few.
Currently, Amy Finkelstein specializes in public finance and health economics. She is one of two Primary Investigators in the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment where she is researching the effects of Medicaid on low income households.
The Clark Medal really is an impressive award. Many of the winners have subsequently gone on to win the Nobel Prize. It is a way to preview the up and coming great economists.
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