[4] Previously, she was an assistant professor of Business and Public Policy, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

At Harvard, she studied under N. Gregory Mankiw, and had Caroline M. Hoxby, Lawrence Katz, and Claudia Goldin as thesis advisors.

On March 6, 2019, Stevenson testified for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, highlighting some of the critical issues the modern American worker faces such as technology and inadequate family support policies.

The research argues for redistribution, where transferring a 10% income boost from a millionaire to a lower-income individual would increase overall happiness.

[11] After graduating from Harvard, Stevenson turned down a faculty position at the University of Michigan and went to work for Forrester Research, a technology consulting firm in California.

[1] Stevenson has published widely in leading economics journals about the impact of public policies on the labor market, with a focus on women and families.

She is a columnist for Bloomberg View, and a sometime commentator for Public Radio's Marketplace program, and her thoughts on the economy are frequently covered in both print and television media.