Steven Lehrer is a Professor of Economics at Queen's University, Canada, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Science. He holds dual appointments in the Department of Economics and previously taught at NYU-Shanghai and NYU. His research focuses on empirical microeconomics, including the economics of education, health economics, causal inference, and experimental economics. He has held roles such as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and Chief Economist at JANYS Analytics. Lehrer's education includes a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh (2001) and a B.A. from McGill University (1996). He has received prestigious awards like the 2013 John Vanderkamp Prize and the 2009 Victor R. Fuchs Award in Health Economics. His research interests span policy evaluation, genetic influences on economic outcomes, and data science applications. Key contributions include studies on universal childcare effects, social media data in forecasting, and the role of molecular genetic data in public policy. Lehrer has supervised over 20 graduate students and secured major grants, including SSHRC Insight Research Grants. His work appears in top journals like Nature Genetics , Review of Economic Studies , and Journal of Labor Economics . Grants: SSHRC Insight (2024-2027, $94k), Shanghai Thousand Talent Grant (750k RMB). Teaching: Econometrics, Health Economics, Causal Inference. Service: Editor of Canadian Journal of Economics, Associate Editor roles at Empirical Economics and Canadian Public Policy .













