Jonas Jin

Jonas Jin is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University, affiliated with the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a PhD from Princeton University (2023). His research focuses on development and labor economics, with an emphasis on inequality and intergenerational mobility in developing countries. Specific interests include childhood opportunities, education access, and parental migration impacts.

Education: PhD, Economics, Princeton University (2023).

Research Interests: Development economics, labor economics, education systems, socioeconomic inequality, intergenerational mobility, and migration studies. His work explores how structural factors influence opportunity disparities, particularly in low-income regions.

Contact: jyjin@northwestern.edu | Office: KGH 3389 | Address: 2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208.