Karen Wu

Karen Wu

PhD Candidate in Economics
University of Chicago

kawu@uchicago.edu

Welcome! I am a 6th-year PhD candidate in economics at the University of Chicago. I will be a postdoc at the University of Bonn AY 2026-2027. In 2027, I will start as an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Take a look at what I'm working on!

About

I am a microeconomic theorist interested in mechanism design and industrial organization. I grew up in Georgia (the U.S. state) and enjoy playing board games.