Justin Wolfers

Education/Degree:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 2001
• A.M. in Economics, Harvard University, 2000
• B.A. in Economics (First Class Honors), University of Sydney, 1994

About

Justin Wolfers is a Professor of Economics and a Professor of Public Policy. He is also an editor of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, a member of the Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisers, a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney, a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research; a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution; a Senior Fellow of the Peterson Institute for International Economics; a Research Fellow with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn; a Research Affiliate with the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London; an International Research Fellow with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, and a Fellow of the CESifo, in Munich.

He was previously a Visiting Professor at Princeton, an Associate Professor at Wharton, an Assistant Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and an economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia. Dr. Wolfers earned his Ph.D. in economics in 2001 from Harvard University, and was a Fulbright, Knox and Menzies Scholar. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics in his native Australia at the University of Sydney in 1994, winning the University Medal.

He was recently named by the IMF as one of the "25 economists under 45 shaping the way we think about the global economy." Wolfers' research focuses on labor economics, macroeconomics, political economy, law and economics, social policy and behavioral economics. Beyond research, he is a contributing columnist for the New York Times, appears frequently on TV, radio and in print. He is also a popular teacher, with many teaching awards to his name.

Affiliation(s)

• Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
• Senior Fellow, The Peterson Institute for International Economics
• Visiting Professor, The University of Sydney
• Contributing Columnist, The New York Times
• Senior Scientist, Gallup Organization
• Research Associate, Australian National University
• Research Associate, National Bureau for Economic Research
• Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
• Research Fellow, National Centre for Econometric Research
• Research Fellow, Ifo Institute
• International Research Fellow, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
• National Fellow, Stanford University
• Research Affiliate, Centre for Economic Policy Research
• Research Fellow, Institute for Study of Labor (IZA)

Research Area(s)

• Labor Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Economics of the Family
• Social Policy
• Law & Economics
• Political Economy
• Behavioral Economics