Michael Lovenheim

Michael Lovenheim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University, specializing in empirical economics of education and local public finance. His research examines housing wealth impacts on educational/fertility decisions, college quality returns, and factors influencing degree completion rates.

His educational background includes:

• B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) in Economics from Amherst College (2000)
• M.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan (2005)
• Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan (2007)

Lovenheim's research focuses on how economic forces shape educational pathways, with significant work on teacher incentive structures, experience effects on student outcomes, and heterogeneous student trajectories through higher education. He employs large-scale administrative datasets to address policy-relevant questions in education economics and public finance.

His recent publications analyze teacher collective bargaining dynamics and business major outcomes, highlighting connections between educational choices, labor market returns, and institutional structures in schooling systems.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Searle Freedom Trust Post-doctoral Scholar at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

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