Appointments
2021–
Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
2019–
Abraham Harris Professor of Human Development, Northwestern University
2017–
Professor, Department of Human Development and Social Policy, SESP
2018–
Professor (by courtesy), Economics Department
2013–17
Associate Professor (with tenure), HDSP, SESP
2010–13
Assistant Professor, HDSP, SESP
2010–
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research
2023–24
Member, President's Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC
2013–14
Visiting Associate Professor, Economics, Princeton University
2013–
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
2009–13
Faculty Research Fellow, NBER
2008–10
Assistant Professor, Labor Economics, Cornell University ILR School
2007–08
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cornell University
Editorial Positions
2022–23; 2025–
Editor-in-Chief, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
2019–22
Co-Editor, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
2014–19
Co-Editor, Journal of Human Resources
2014–17
Editorial Board, Education Finance and Policy
2014–17
Editorial Board, Education Next
Research & Teaching Fields
Economics of Education, Social Policy, Labor Economics, Public Finance.
Teaching
Graduate
Public Economics · Economics of Social Policy · Statistics — Northwestern University
Undergrad
Statistics — Northwestern University
Masters
Statistics — Princeton University
Grad/UG
Economics of Education · Labor Economics — Cornell University
Selected Grants & Fellowships
2017–20
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — How do Schools and Teachers Influence Socio-Emotional Learning? ($649,999)
2019–20
W.T. Grant Foundation — School Resources, Student Outcomes, and Equality of Opportunity ($49,999)
2016–17
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Andrew Carnegie Fellow — Identifying Excellent Teachers ($200,000)
2013–15
National Science Foundation Research Award — School Finance Reforms & Distribution of Outcomes ($156,460)
2013–15
Spencer Foundation Research Grant — Single-Sex Education Outcomes ($40,000)
2011–13
Smith Richardson Foundation — Effect of Individual Teachers on Student Outcomes ($49,999)
Full grant history, ~15 additional awards 2004–2020, available in the downloadable CV above.
Ph.D. Committees
2024
Claire Mackevicius — University of Oregon
2023
Sebastian Kiguel — Illinois Workforce & Education Research Collaborative
2023
Sheridan Fuller — Federal Reserve System
2023
Ayman Shakeel (External) — Abt Global
2022
Cora Wigger — Elon University
2022
Naomi Blaushild — American Institute for Research
2019
Sy Doan (External) — RAND Corporation
2018
Ijun Lai — Mathematica
2017
Andrea Prado Tuma — RAND Corporation
2016
Claudia Persico — University of Wisconsin, Madison
2015
Arend Matthew Kuyper — Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University
2015
Brady Jones — Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University
2013
Matthew Shirrell — George Washington University
2012
Kaleen Healey — UChicago Consortium on School Research
2010
Joshua Price — University of Texas at Arlington
Affiliations
National Bureau of Economic Research · Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University · J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab) · American Economic Association, Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession.
Council of Economic Advisers, The White House
AAAS Induction Ceremony, 2021