Michael Pries

Michael Pries is a Professor of Economics and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University (1999) and a B.A. in Economics from Notre Dame (1993). As a faculty fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, his research bridges macroeconomics and labor economics.

His research examines labor market dynamics, including shock amplification, cross-country labor performance, and policy impacts on employment and wages. Key interests include:

• Labor market volatility and uncertainty
• Job flows and search frictions
• Social security reforms
• Worker heterogeneity

Pries' publications in top economics journals (e.g., Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies) analyze labor fluctuations, welfare implications of volatility, and institutional impacts on hiring. His work employs quantitative modeling to study recurring job loss, intertemporal smoothing, and matching frictions.