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Andrea L. Eisfeldt holds the Laurence D. Lori W. Fink Endowed Chair in Finance at UCLA Anderson, where she has taught since 2010. Previously, she served as an assistant professor and later a tenured associate professor at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of macroeconomics and finance, particularly in market liquidity, intangible assets, bank valuation, and over-the-counter markets. Eisfeldt's research has garnered several prestigious awards including the Smith Breeden Distinguished Paper Prize and the Jensen Prize, and she has received grants from the National Science Foundation and Banque de France. Her recent work examines how equity-based pay affects the measurement of labor shares, particularly in relation to income and wealth inequality. Andrea is actively involved in academic committees, holding positions with the American Finance Association and the Society for Financial Studies. She also has editorial responsibilities for various economic journals.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.