Lucie Schmidt

Lucie Schmidt is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College and holds the John J. Gibson Professor title at Williams College (previous institution). She specializes in empirical microeconomics, focusing on labor, health economics, and family economics, with a particular emphasis on social safety net programs in the U.S. Her affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (Research Associate), the University of Massachusetts Amherst (Five-College Graduate Faculty), and the Institute for Research on Poverty (Affiliate). She co-founded the Virtual Economics of Poverty and Policy Seminar (VEPPS) and the Liberal Arts Colleges Public and Labor Economics Workshop (LAC-PaL). She also serves as an Editor of the Review of the Economics of the Household.

Education:

• AB in Government, Smith College
• MA and PhD in Economics, University of Michigan

Her research explores policy-relevant questions, such as the impact of welfare programs, healthcare access, and family economic dynamics. She has published in top journals including the Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of Health Economics. She maintains a Twitter list of first-generation college economists, emphasizing mentorship and diversity in academia.

Affiliations & Activities:

• Co-organizes the VEPPS seminar series, focusing on poverty and policy research
• Directed the Williams-Exeter Programme at the University of Oxford

Awards:

• Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics (endowed chair)