Sara Fisher Ellison

At-a-Glance

Senior Lecturer in the MIT Economics Department
Leading researcher in industrial organization, ecommerce, and the pharmaceutical industry
Award-winning teacher of economics and empirical methods
Co-developed an online data analysis course with Esther Duflo, attracting over 100,000 learners
Serves on the boards of four industrial organization journals
Faculty Lead Director of the Data, Economics, and Development of Policy MicroMasters and Masters programs at MIT

Biography

Sara Fisher Ellison is a Senior Lecturer in the MIT Economics Department, where she is also the Faculty Lead Director of the Data, Economics, and Development of Policy MicroMasters and Masters programs. She is recognized as a leading researcher in industrial organization and an award-winning teacher of economics and empirical methods.

Her research investigates economic questions related to ecommerce and digitization, focusing on how online competition differs from traditional markets.