Biography
Krishna Sharma is an economist and research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation, and migration in both emerging and local economies. He examines how immigration policies particularly those in the United States affect both sending and host countries by shaping innovation, human capital development, and economic growth. His work also explores how entrepreneurship and innovation policies can drive sustainable development and long-term economic progress.
Sharma’s expertise spans monetary economics, development economics, and the application of machine learning in economic research. His recent research focuses on how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping labor markets examining the transformation of job roles, evolving skill demands, and the development of inclusive policies to address AI-induced skills gaps, with a particular emphasis on gender and youth inclusion.
Before joining Hoover, Sharma served as a research consultant at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy under India’s Ministry of Finance, contributing to public finance evaluations and policy analysis. He has also collaborated with international organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations, conducting research on socioeconomic policy, climate resilience, and the relationship between subjective well-being and income.
Sharma holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Clemson University and a Master’s degree in Economics from South Asian University, New Delhi. He is also an affiliate researcher with the National Examinations Board, Government of Nepal.