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Phillip B. Levine serves as the Katharine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, with active affiliations as a Nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His academic home is firmly within Wellesley's Department of Economics, where he teaches core statistics and econometrics courses alongside specialized policy-focused seminars.
Levine's research spans critical social policy domains including fertility economics, college pricing systems, and childhood poverty interventions. His methodological signature involves rigorous statistical analysis of real-world policy impacts, particularly regarding disadvantaged youth. Key contributions include seminal work on abortion policy effects, retirement behavior during economic crises, and the disconnect between college sticker prices and actual affordability.
His influential publications include the books Sex and Consequences: Abortion, Public Policy, and the Economics of Fertility, Targeting Investments in Children (co-edited), and A Problem of Fit: How the Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students. Recent scholarship (2022-2025) reveals intensifying focus on declining US fertility rates, racial wealth gaps in college access, and post-pandemic birth trends, with frequent appearances in top economics journals.
As founder and CEO of MyinTuition Corp., Levine bridges academic research and practical application through a simplified financial aid calculator now adopted by dozens of institutions. His policy commentary reaches broader audiences via New York Times, Washington Post, and major broadcast networks, demonstrating exceptional translation of complex economics into public discourse.
