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Peter Brummund is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Alabama, holding a position in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies within the Culverhouse College of Business. He is also an IZA Research Fellow since December 2023, having previously served as a Research Affiliate since October 2018. In 2021, he was a Visiting Professor at WU Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business).
Education:
- PhD in Economics from Cornell University (2012)
- MA in Economics from Cornell University (2010)
- MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics (2006)
- BS in Computer Science from Taylor University (1999)
Peter Brummund's research focuses on labor and development economics, with particular emphasis on how labor markets can enable people to work their way out of poverty. His work examines incomplete labor markets, job creation and destruction, job quality, job stability, minimum wages, monopsony, occupational segregation, program and policy evaluation, trade and labor, and the wage-productivity gap. He utilizes high-resolution datasets from numerous countries including Brazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Malawi, Uganda, United States, and Tanzania.
His recent publications reveal a strong focus on labor market dynamics in developing countries, with particular attention to agricultural labor markets in Africa, occupational segregation trends in the United States, and the impacts of minimum wage policies. His methodological approach combines rigorous econometric analysis with detailed institutional knowledge of the labor markets he studies.
Scientific Awards:
- Ernst Liu Family Economics Outstanding Teaching Award, Cornell, 2008
- IZA Research Fellow (since December 2023)
Professor Brummund has advised numerous PhD students, including Laura Connolly (2018, now at Michigan Tech) and Chris Oconnor (2021, now at Holy Cross), and currently advises Klara Kinnl and Melanie Gräser at WU Wien. His undergraduate mentoring has led to placements at prestigious institutions like Stanford's Institute for Economic Policy Research and recognition through the Randall Research Scholars Program and University of Alabama Undergraduate Research Awards. He teaches courses in Labor Economics, Development Economics, Policy Evaluation Methods, and Microeconomics at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
