Yael Midnight

Yael Midnight is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Washington. She holds a PhD in Economics from Duke University (2020), an MA from Duke (2016), and an AB in Economics and Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis (2014).

Her research applies economic theory to contracting questions in labor economics and industrial organization, including college financing mechanisms like Income-Share Agreements and incentive structures in large collective organizations.

She teaches courses in financial economics, econometrics, microeconomics, and macroeconomics, and directs the Economics Honors Program.