Jialu Streeter

Jialu Streeter, Ph.D., is a Lecturer in Stanford University’s Department of Economics and a Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). She served as SIEPR’s Executive Director from 2023 to 2025. Previously, she served as Director of Partnerships and Interim Director of Development from 2021 to 2023.

Dr. Streeter's research focuses on financial security, retirement, aging, and development and global issues. She has published in peer-reviewed economics journals such as The Review of Economics and Statistics, The Journal of the Economics of Aging, Financial Planning Review, The Chinese Economy, The Actuary, Energy Policy, Asian Development Review, and Southern Economic Journal.  She regularly teaches Intermediate Microeconomics for Public Policy and Economy of China at Stanford University, and consistently receiving exceptional student evaluations. Starting 2027, she will offer a new course The Economics of Aging.  

Besides teaching and writing papers, Dr. Streeter engages in non-conventional research projects to explore solutions to challenging policy issues. Her 2022 documentary “Homelessness in California” has received nearly 1 million views on YouTube. She serves on the Advisory Board at the St. Anthony Foundation to help the most underserved population in San Francisco. She is currently collaborating with multiple government agencies on homelessness, drug addiction, and crime. 

Prior to joining SIEPR, Dr. Streeter was a Research Scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity (2016-2021) and an economics professor at Allegheny College (2010-2016). She completed her Ph.D. in economics at Indiana University, Bloomington. In her spare time, she is an avid piano player (watch her piano performance here), and an entrepreneur. She lives with her husband and two children in the Bay Area. 

Focal Areas: Global Development and Trade, Health, Taxes and Public Spending, Work