Judith K. Hellerstein

Judith K. Hellerstein is a Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. She joined the faculty in 1996 and holds affiliations with the Maryland Population Research Center and the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research focuses on labor market outcomes across gender, race, and ethnicity, with notable work on spatial labor markets, workplace segregation, and the socioeconomic impacts of business cycles on family structures.

Hellerstein earned her PhD from Harvard University in 1994. She teaches advanced courses such as ECON771 (Advanced Labor Economics) and ECON326 (Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis). Her research explores intersections of economics and social policy, including topics like labor market networks, racial disparities in employment, and gender dynamics in occupational choices.

Her publications span journals like the Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics, reflecting her expertise in urban, labor, and applied microeconomic issues. While no scientific awards are explicitly listed, her extensive academic contributions have influenced policy debates on inequality and labor market structures.

Hellerstein advises graduate students such as Sebastian Montano Correa and John Soriano. Her affiliated research groups at the Maryland Population Research Center and NBER facilitate collaborations on topics like demographic trends and economic disparities. She has also contributed to datasets like the 1990 Decennial Employer-Employee Dataset, advancing empirical labor economics research.