Jason Baron

Jason Baron is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences since 2022. He specializes in labor and public economics, focusing on how social institutions affect children's economic opportunities.

• Current Appointments: Assistant Professor of Economics (2022-Present)
• Previous Roles: Assistant Research Professor (2021-2022), Scholar In Residence (2020-2021)
• Email: jason.baron@duke.edu

Research Focus:
Baron's work examines U.S. public institutions like child welfare systems and schools. Key areas include:

• Racial disparities in foster care placement
• Policy reforms through empirical tools
• Education funding impacts
• Public health crisis effects

Recent Publications (2020-2024):
His research spans child protection mechanisms, foster care impacts, education funding, and pandemic-related child welfare issues. Common themes include causal analysis and policy effectiveness evaluation.

Grants & Awards:

• Principal Investigator for "Kinship Diversion from Foster Care" at University of Wisconsin-Madison (2025-2026)
• NBER Faculty Research Fellowship