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Erik Hurst is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, where he also holds the V. Duane Rath Professor and John E. Jeuck Faculty Fellow titles. He serves as deputy director of the Becker-Friedman Institute and is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. His roles extend to NBER research associate, Federal Reserve Bank visiting scholar, and coeditor of the Macroeconomics Annual.
- Education: BA in Economics (1993, Clarkson University), MA (1995) and PhD (1999) in Economics (University of Michigan)
As a leading macroeconomist, Hurst's research focuses on labor markets, consumer theory, housing markets, and entrepreneurship. His theoretical frameworks incorporate firm monopsony power, putty-clay technology, and worker heterogeneity to analyze policy impacts like minimum wage adjustments. Recent work examines long-term distributional effects, showing how policies affect low-income workers through employment shifts and welfare trade-offs.
Hurst's publications frequently appear in top journals and media outlets such as The Economist and New York Times. His 2022 work on minimum wage impacts systematically models short- vs. long-run outcomes across income distribution metrics.
- Scientific Awards: TIAA-CREF Paul Samuelson Award (2006), Ewing Marion Kauffman Prize Medal (2012)
- Academic Leadership: Coeditor of NBER Macroeconomics Annual, former coeditor of Journal of Political Economy (2014-2017)
He contributes to multidisciplinary research teams at the Becker-Friedman Institute, Hoover Institution, and Federal Reserve Bank, blending macroeconomic theory with empirical policy analysis.
