Porter Olson

Predoc · NYU Stern Finance

I am a predoc in the Finance department at NYU Stern. I am preparing to apply to PhD programs in economics and finance.

Previously, I studied economics at Brigham Young University, with minors in mathematics and Chinese. My research experience includes empirical economics, asset pricing, and machine learning.

Porter Olson

Research interests

  • Econometrics & causal inference
  • Asset pricing
  • Corporate finance
  • Labor & education economics
  • Machine learning in economics
Research projects

Papers

Education

B.S. in Economics

Brigham Young University, 2026