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Octavia "Dana" Foarta

Octavia Dana Foarta
Assistant Professor, Political Economy
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Octavia"Dana"Foarta
Assistant Professor of Political Economy
John A. Gunn & Cynthia Fry Gunn Faculty Scholar for 2015-16
Academic Area: 
Political Economy

Research Statement

Dana Foarta’s research examines the links between macroeconomics and political economy. It focuses on the coordination of government policies within banking unions, on the links between local and supranational regulation and on the effects of government interventions in financial markets. Her most recent work studies the welfare effects of policy coordination in banking unions, as well as the efficiency and welfare effects of centralizing banking regulation.

Research Interests

  • Political Economy
  • Regulation of Banks and Financial Institutions
  • The Design of Supranational Institutions
  • Public Debt and Fiscal Policy

Bio

Dana Foarta is an Assistant Professor of Political Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She teaches a core MBA course, Strategy Beyond Markets. Her current research examines the links between macroeconomics and political economy, with a focus of bank regulation and government interventions in financial markets. Dana received her PhD in Economics from MIT and her BA in Economics and Mathematics from Amherst College.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2014
  • BA, Economics & Mathematics, Amherst College, 2009

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Stanford GSB, 2014-present

Working Papers

Politically Feasible Public Bailouts | PDF
Octavia "Dana" Foarta, April 2015
Rent-Seeking and the Choice of Public Liquidity
Octavia "Dana" Foarta, April 2014

Courses Taught

Degree Courses

2015-16

This course provides an introduction to microeconomic theory designed to meet the needs of students in the GSB non-Economics PhD programs. The course will cover the standard economic models of individual decision-making, models of consumer...

This course develops techniques and tools to use in firms' strategic interactions beyond the market environment. We'll examine firms' interactions with stakeholders, constituents, and institutions, including interest groups, legislatures,...

2014-15

This course develops techniques and tools to use in firms' strategic interactions beyond the market environment. We'll examine firms' interactions with stakeholders, constituents, and institutions, including interest groups, legislatures,...

This course addresses managerial issues in the social, political, legal, and ethical environments of business. Cases and readings emphasize strategies to improve the performance of companies in light of their multiple constituencies, in both...

Stanford University Affiliations

Greater Stanford University

School News

September 9, 2014
Stanford GSB welcomes seven tenure-line faculty and 17 lecturers from a range of disciplines who will infuse the school’s curriculum with fresh perspectives.