Elizabeth U. Cascio

Elizabeth U. Cascio is a Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, holding the DeWalt H. 1921 and Marie H. Ankeny Professorship in Economic Policy. Her research focuses on education policy, public economics, and labor economics, with an emphasis on historical and policy-driven analyses. She has been affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), and has held editorial roles at journals like the Journal of Labor Economics.

• Education: A.B. from Franklin and Marshall College, Ph.D. in Economics from UC Berkeley.
• Grants & Awards: Recipient of grants from the National Science Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, and Spencer Foundation. Honored with the Labour Economics Best Reviewer Award (2014) and Walter and Constance Burke Award (Dartmouth).

Her work examines topics such as early childhood education, immigration policy, and the impacts of historical legislation. Recent studies include analyses of preschool program effectiveness, teacher salary disparities, and the effects of immigration legalization on family reunification. She has contributed to policy discussions through articles for The Hamilton Project and media features in outlets like The New York Times and The Economist.