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Abdoulaye Ndiaye is assistant professor of economics at NYU Stern. Professor Ndiaye received a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University and a B.S. and M.S. in economics and finance from École Polytechnique in Paris.

Troup Howard is an assistant professor of finance at the University of Utah. His research explores how regional economic outcomes and household finances are affected by the fiscal choices of state and local governments, with particular attention to public debt and taxation. He holds an A.B. in English literature from the University of Chicago, an M.B.A from Northwestern University, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in finance the from University of California, Berkeley.

Chantel Boyens is a principal policy associate in the Income and Benefits Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Boyens holds a B.A. in political science and government from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and an M.P.P. from American University.