Brian McCall

Prof. Brian McCall holds the rank of Professor in three units at the University of Michigan: the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the Marsal Family School of Education, and the Department of Economics (College of Literature, Science, and the Arts). His research focuses on the economics of education, labor economics, applied econometrics, and social insurance. He earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1988 and has held previous academic positions at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management before joining U-M in 2007.

Education: Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics (Princeton University, 1988 and 1986), B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Economics (UCLA, 1981). His work examines topics such as tuition subsidies, family wealth effects on education, financial aid impacts on earnings, and unemployment insurance dynamics. He has authored influential works like The Economics of Search and co-edited the Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Education.

His research highlights include analyzing college access barriers, the long-term effects of merit aid programs, and policy reforms to unemployment insurance systems. McCall has advised governmental bodies like the U.S. Government Accountability Office and Canada’s Human Resources Department. His teaching includes advanced econometrics courses and doctoral seminars.

Notable contributions extend to understanding student loan repayment challenges and the interplay between education and labor market outcomes. McCall’s dual U.S.-Ireland citizenship reflects his global academic engagement.