Petra Persson is an Associate Professor of Economics at Stanford University, where she is the Nina C. Crocker Faculty Scholar in the School of Humanities and Sciences and holds a courtesy appointment in Health Policy. Her research sits at the intersection of family economics, health economics, and public policy, using large-scale administrative data and quasi-experimental methods to understand how public policies, social safety nets, and new technologies shape maternal and child health, family dynamics, and long-term well-being. She leads the Fostering Healthier Digital Lives Among Children research project.
Persson is a Faculty Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. As a 2021-2022 SIL Design Fellow, she led a research project focused on reducing depression and anxiety among women and girls that explored how technological solutions can promote mental health equity.