Venoo Kakar

I am a Professor of Economics at the Lam Family College of Business, San Francisco State University. I also serve as the Director of the Financial Literacy and Economic Well-Being Initiative at SF State. I earned my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Riverside. 

My research topics are situated in household finances, macroeconomics, economic inequality, housing, and forecasting. My current work examines the implications of student loan debt on wealth outcomes for US households; read about my work funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation here.

I believe in fostering an environment where education is accessible to all. I regularly advise students about the economics profession and love collaborating with them on research. Improving diversity in the economics profession is important to me. To this end, I also serve as the liaison for the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP) and partner with R-Ladies.  

I have previously worked in the area of Development Economics at the World Bank and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). I am an affiliate faculty at the Applied Housing Research Initiative. 

View my CV here.