Bio


I am a PhD student in the Stanford Department of Economics. My research interests lie in two main areas: innovation and entrepreneurship, and labor/IO.

I am currently working on joint projects with Stripe.com, I am associated with the Labor Economics group at the LSE Centre for Economic Performance and a Research Scholar in the Income, Work, and Welfare sector at the UK Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Prior to joining Stanford, I completed an MPhil in Economics (with Distinction) from the University of Oxford, where I was a joint Clarendon-Nuffield College Corden scholar and a BA in Economics from the University of Manchester, where I graduated as the top student in the Faculty of Humanities.

You can also find me on my new personal website, where I regularly update my work: mihaicodreanu.net

Education & Certifications


  • MPhil Economics (Distinction), Nuffield College, University of Oxford (2021)
  • BA Economics (First Class), University of Manchester (2019)