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Katharine G. Abraham serves as Distinguished University Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. She previously held significant government appointments including Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (1993-2001) and Member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers (2011-2013). She currently holds leadership roles as President-Elect of the American Economic Association and Chair of the Committee on National Statistics at the National Academy of Sciences.
Her research spans labor economics with particular expertise in nonstandard work arrangements, gig economy dynamics, retirement behavior, labor force measurement, and economic statistics methodology. Key contributions include seminal work on contingent work measurement, labor force participation trends, survey nonresponse effects, and the impact of policy interventions on employment patterns. Her research frequently bridges academic rigor with practical policy applications.
Abraham's recent publications demonstrate continued leadership in analyzing post-pandemic labor market transformations, gig economy measurement challenges, student loan repayment effects, and health insurance impacts on part-time work. Her work consistently addresses critical measurement issues in official statistics while providing evidence for evidence-based policymaking.
- Member, National Academy of Sciences
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Distinguished Fellow, American Economic Association
- President-Elect, American Economic Association
- Chair, Committee on National Statistics, NAS
- Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics (1993-2001)
- Member, President's Council of Economic Advisers (2011-2013)
- Chair, Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking
Abraham has advised numerous government bodies and served on critical commissions including the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, whose recommendations formed the basis for the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018. Her research has secured substantial funding for advancing economic measurement systems and labor statistics infrastructure. She has directed major projects on nonmarket accounting and evidence-based policy frameworks.
