Chris Witko holds a PhD from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a MA from SUNY Albany, and BA from SUNY Plattsburgh. Before earning his PhD and becoming a faculty member Witko worked as a transportation analyst in the New York State Senate and as a front-line bureaucrat implementing youth job and training programs for the Suffolk County (NY) Department of Labor.
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Christopher F. Jones
Christopher F. Jones is an associate professor of history in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. His research examines the historical and social dimensions of energy systems. His first book, Routes of Power (Harvard, 2014) analyzes the causes and consequences of America’s first fossil fuel energy transitions—the rising use of coal, oil, and electricity in the mid-Atlantic region between 1820 and 1930. He is currently working on a project investigating the relationships between economic theories of growth and the consumption of nonrenewable energy resources in twentieth century America. Jones teaches courses on the history of energy transitions and energy and society. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from Stanford University, and an M.A. and a Ph.D in history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Carter C. Price
Carter C. Price was a Senior Mathematician focusing on quantitative analysis of U.S. economic policy. Carter left the Washington Center for Equitable Growth in the middle of 2015.
Carmen Ye
Carmen Ye was the Special Assistant for Policy and Academic Programs at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Prior to joining Equitable Growth, Carmen served as the special assistant to the chief human capital officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development. She also volunteers on the Board of Directors with the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership, focused on improving public service leadership opportunities for Asian Pacific Americans. A native of San Francisco, California, Carmen received her bachelor's degree in social welfare and Asian American studies from the University of California, Berkeley.
C. Kirabo Jackson
C. Kirabo Jackson is the Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He is a labor economist who studies education and social policy issues. Jackson holds a B.A. in ethics, politics, and economics from Yale University and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
Bridget Ansel
Bridget Ansel is an associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. Prior to that she was a policy analyst at Equitable Growth. Her most recent work focused on litigation, white collar defense, bankruptcy and tax matters; she also assisted with a number of pro bono representations, including asylum and tax cases. She holds a B.A from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.
Brian Bell
Brian Bell is a professor of economics in King’s Business School at King’s College London. Bell holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, an M.Phil. in economics from the University of Oxford, an a D.Phil in economics from Nuffield College at the University of Oxford.
Brad DeLong
Brad DeLong is a former guest blogger at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. He is also a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, a research associate of the NBER, and a fellow of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and was from 1993-1995 a deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury. He teaches economic history, macroeconomics, economic growth, and occasionally finance, political economy, and principles of economics. He writes, mostly, about the changing nature of the business cycle, the mainsprings of economic growth, the current economy in historical perspective, and the past economy in contemporary perspective. He received his B.A. in social studies and Ph.D. in economics, both from Harvard University.
Barry Toiv
Barry Toiv was a senior writer for the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Prior to his position as senior writer, he was communications director at Equitable Growth. Barry received a bachelor’s from Harvard University.
Ben Zipperer
Ben Zipperer was a Research Economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. His research focused on the minimum wage and other labor standards, measuring how specific labor market policies affect the income distribution, productivity, and employment. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Georgia.