Dr. Sharon M. Oster is the former Dean of the Yale School of Management and the Frederic Wolfe Professor of Economics and Management. Professor Oster graduated from Hofstra University with a B.A. in Economics and Harvard University with a Ph.D. in Economics.

Professor Oster’s field of study is industrial organisation. She has focused on issues of innovation diffusion in a variety of industries, the impact of regulations on businesses, and competitive strategy. She has written various articles in these fields and is the author of several books, including Modern Competitive Analysis and Nonprofit Strategic Management.

Sharon Oster taught in Yale’s Department of Economics for a number of years before joining the School of Management. She taught undergraduates introductory and intermediate microeconomics, as well as numerous graduate courses in industrial organisation, at the department.

Professor Oster has largely taught in the Management School since 1982, where she teaches the core microeconomics subject for MBA students as well as a competitive strategy course. Sharon also consults for a variety of businesses and non-profits, and has served on the boards of several publicly traded corporations and non-profits.