Heetak Shah

I am a predoctoral research fellow in Economics and Operations, Information, and Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business. This summer, I will be starting my PhD in Economics at UC Berkeley.

I am interested in several areas of economic theory, including behavioral economic theory and economics and computation (EC). As a predoc, I worked with Modibo Camara on projects in EC and behavioral economics, and for Dan Iancu on operations for social good. My master’s thesis on crop subsidy schemes was advised by K. S. Mallikarjuna Rao and Omkar D Palsule Desai. I have also worked with Prof. T. T. Niranjan on behavioral operations management.

About Me

I am a vegan for the animals.

My primary hobby is backpacking combined with public transit. I love reaching trailheads via public transport: I already completed four Amtrak-based backpacking trips to Yosemite and I spent a winter escaping the North American cold in New Zealand, where I went backpacking (in nature) for a whole month using only publicly available transit across the whole south island.

When I’m not outdoors, I’m usually reading wikipedia, watching European football, catching a drama or comedy TV series, or reading a book—all while maintaining a classic love-hate relationship with long distance running.