Martha Bailey is a professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Bailey’s research focuses on issues in labor economics, demography, and health in the United States within the long-run perspective of economic history. Her work has examined the implications of the diffusion of modern contraception for women’s childbearing, career decisions, and compensation, and the short- and long-term effects of Great Society programs, including a co-edited book titled Legacies of the War on Poverty. Her research has won the IZA Prize for the Best Young Labor Economist, the Arthur H. Cole Prize for the best article in the Journal of Economic History, and the CESifo Distinguished Research Affiliate Award for Best Paper by an Economist under 35 years of age. Bailey also has won several college-level awards for outstanding teaching, including most recently the 2017 John Dewey Teaching Award, and currently serves as an editor at the Journal of Labor Economics and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Economic Literature and the American Economic Review. Bailey earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Vanderbilt University and her B.A. in economics and German from Agnes Scott College.
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Raksha Kopparam
Raksha Kopparam was a research associate at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Prior to joining Equitable Growth, she interned at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, working with their Division of Housing Mission and Goals. Her research interests are in antitrust policy, gender wage inequality, and trade policy. In 2018, Kopparam earned her bachelor’s in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley.
Somin Park
Somin Park was the Senior Research Assistant to former Executive Director Heather Boushey at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Prior to joining Equitable Growth, Somin interned with the Federal Fiscal Policy Team at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. She holds a bachelor’s in economics and bachelor’s in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
John Kwoka
John Kwoka is the Neal F. Finnegan distinguished professor of economics at Northeastern University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972.
Delaney Crampton
Delaney Crampton is the senior associate, Government Affairs at Korn Ferry. Prior to his position at Korn Ferry, we was the senior policy associate at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, and a policy associate at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Prior to Equitable Growth, Delaney served as Staff Assistant to Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney. He previously interned with Congressman Mark Pocan, as well as having interned with The Raben Group and on the election campaigns of Senator Kay Hagan and Governor Roy Cooper. Delaney earned his bachelor’s in political science from High Point University in and M.P.P. from The George Washington University.
William J. Collins
William Collins is an economic historian whose research concentrates on 20th century labor markets and cities. His recent work has studied inter-regional migration, racial disparities in earnings and educational attainment, and urban renewal programs. Professor Collins is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In the past, he has been a fellow at the Brookings Institution and a senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers.
Will McGrew
Will McGrew is a former research assistant at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. He graduated from Yale University with a bachelor’s in economics and political science.
Timothy Krueger
Tim Krueger is the program manager of the Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western. His work there involves managing clean energy research projects and coaching students on energy-related start-up ideas. He recently completed his MBA at the Weatherhead School of Management, focusing on sustainable business and finance. Before coming to Case, he worked at the Cleveland-based think tank Policy Matters Ohio, writing papers on topics such as American manufacturing, clean energy, and state revenue. He received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in government.
Thomas Piketty
Thomas Piketty is a Professor at EHESS and at the Paris School of Economics.
Susan Helper
Susan Helper is the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. She was formerly chief economist at the U.S. Department of Commerce and a member of the White House Staff. She has served as chair of the Economics Department, and has been a visiting scholar at University of Oxford, the University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on the globalization of supply chains, and on how U.S. manufacturing might be revitalized. Helper received her B.A. from Oberlin College in economics, government, and Spanish and her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.