Atara Oliver joined ESMT in August 2020 as a Research Associate working with Prof. Özlem Bedre-Defolie on the Digital Platforms: Pricing, Variety and Quality Provision (DIPVAR) Project. Her research focus is on applied microeconomic theory, with a particular interest in media economics.

She recently completed her PhD in Economics at Rice University. She has a master's degree in Economic Policy Analysis and bachelor's degrees in both Economics and Mathematics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.