Danielle Li

Danielle Li is the David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology and a Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, as well as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research interests are in economics of innovation and labor economics, with a focus on how organizations evaluate ideas, projects, and people. Her work has been published in leading academic journals across a range of fields, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, and Management Science. In addition, her work has been regularly featured in media outlets such as the Economist, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. She has previously taught at the Harvard Business School and the Kellogg School of Management.

Danielle Li is an economist whose research focuses on the economics of innovation, productivity, organizational economics, and applied microeconomics. Her work explores how institutional and organizational factors influence innovation, productivity, and decision-making in both public and private sectors. Li's research includes the impact of public R&D investments on private-sector patenting, the role of discretion in hiring, and the economics of generative AI. She also examines issues such as scientific grant funding, the gender promotion gap, and the effects of school accountability policies on principal mobility. Her studies often combine empirical analysis with theoretical insights to understand how organizations and policies shape economic outcomes.