Krista Ruffini

Krista Ruffini is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. She also serves as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and an Affiliate at CES-Ifo. Her research focuses on evaluating how government policies targeting disadvantaged populations influence labor markets, education, and health outcomes. Prior roles include Visiting Scholar at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve’s Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute and Visiting Research Scholar at Princeton’s Center for Health and Wellbeing.

Education:

• PhD and MA in Economics, UC-Berkeley
• MPA, London School of Economics
• BA in Economics, International Relations, and Political Science, Boston University

Her research interests include income and nutritional assistance programs for children, as well as workplace policies in healthcare sectors. Notable projects examine the effects of free school meals on community resources, minimum wage reforms in nursing homes, and pandemic-era policies like Pandemic EBT. Her work has been featured in outlets such as the New York Times and NPR.

Awards & Recognition: None explicitly listed, though her research has been widely cited in policy discussions.

Advising & Grants: No specific grants or advisees listed. Her work is primarily funded through academic and policy institutions like NBER and Georgetown.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with interdisciplinary networks at NBER and CES-Ifo, but no dedicated lab mentioned.