Lawrence Katz

Lawrence Katz is the Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He specializes in labor economics, economic history, and public policy, with a focus on income inequality, neighborhood effects, and educational attainment. His work includes seminal studies like The Race between Education and Technology and long-term evaluations of the Moving to Opportunity housing experiment. Professor Katz serves as editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics and has held roles such as Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor.

Education: BA from UC Berkeley (1981), PhD in Economics from MIT (1985). His research explores immigration impacts, labor market policies, and socioeconomic disparities. Notable awards include fellowships in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Econometric Society.

Key projects include analyzing sectoral employment programs, evaluating tax credit expansions, and studying the rise of alternative work arrangements. His work connects empirical analysis with policy design, emphasizing experimental methods to assess social interventions.