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Neil Thakral is the Nancy Donohue and Diane Elam Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs and Economics at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. His research focuses on behavioral economics, applied microeconomics, and policy design, with a particular emphasis on labor markets, housing policy, and inequality.
He holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University (2018) and a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Brown University (2013). Thakral serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics.
His research explores topics such as labor supply responses to economic stimuli, public housing policy design, and preferences for workplace amenities. Recent work includes analyzing adaptive reference points in labor supply and evaluating mechanisms for equitable public resource allocation.
Teaching includes courses on statistics for program evaluation, behavioral economics, and applied research methods in economics. His interdisciplinary approach bridges economics, public policy, and quantitative analysis.
