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Bruce Meyer McCormick Foundation Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy Studies Areas of Expertise:
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Background:
Meyer received his B.A. and M.A. in economics at Northwestern University and his Ph.D. in economics from MIT. He was a faculty member in the Economics Department at Northwestern University from 1987-2004, and he also served as a visiting professor at University College London and Princeton University.
Meyer has advised the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Human Resources Development Canada, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, and Mathematical Policy Research.
Bruce Meyer studies tax policy, welfare policy, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, minority entrepreneurship, the health care safety net, and the determinants of work hours choices. His most recent work includes research on the effects of welfare and tax reform on the well-being of single mothers, immigration and self-employment, as well as unemployment insurance.
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Median Household Income Rises 1.1% WALL STREET JOURNAL August 30, 2006 |
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