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Brian K. Kovak is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. He holds affiliations as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Research Fellow at IZA, and Associate Editor at the Journal of International Economics. His research focuses on labor market impacts of international trade, migration, and technological change, including policy responses to displaced workers.
Education: Ph.D. in Economics (University of Michigan), M.P.A. (Indiana University), B.S. in Computer Engineering (Penn State University).
Key Awards: IZA Young Labor Economist Award (2014), Carnegie Fellowship (2019). Research has been covered by outlets like the Atlantic, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal.
Major Grants: NSF-funded projects on wage insurance and emerging technologies’ labor impacts. Collaborations include work on migrant networks, regional economic shocks, and policy design.
Lab/Team Affiliations: Active in interdisciplinary research at Heinz College, focusing on labor markets, globalization, and public policy solutions.
