Tyler Ransom

Tyler Ransom is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma and a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). He focuses on economics, education policy, labor markets, and migration studies.

• Institutional Affiliations: University of Oklahoma, IZA, Duke University, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Federal Reserve Bank of New York

His research explores college attrition, wage returns to schooling, geographic labor mobility, and Covid-19 impacts on education. He has published extensively on topics like admissions preferences, STEM education, and economic policy.

His recent work on vegetable seed oils and obesity (2024) highlights intersections of public policy, nutritional biochemistry, and economic behavior. Over 15 years, his publications span labor economics, educational dynamics, and migration economics.