Nolan Pope

Nolan Pope is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research focuses on education policy, labor economics, and public policy, particularly how teacher evaluation systems impact students and educators, and how immigration and criminal justice policies affect disadvantaged groups. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago (2017) and a B.A. in Economics from Brigham Young University (2011).

Key research areas include the long-term effects of educational interventions, the consequences of immigration policies on unauthorized populations, and the role of timing in educational outcomes. His work frequently employs quasi-experimental methods and administrative data to evaluate policy effectiveness.

Dr. Pope has authored studies on topics such as DACAmentation’s impact on immigrants, the unintended effects of merit-based teacher reforms, and the relationship between school schedules and student productivity. He is affiliated with the Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC) and collaborates with institutions like the U.S. Military Academy and Los Angeles School Districts.

His teaching responsibilities include courses on population economics, education policy, and research methods. Recent courses taught include ECON455 Economics of Education Policy and ECON772 Population Economics.