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.
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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.
Austin Clemens
Austin Clemens is a former senior fellow at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Prior to joining Equitable Growth, Austin was an assistant research scientist at the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University where he researched criminal justice policy. Clemens holds a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Texas and a doctorate in political science from the University of Georgia. His work has appeared in ESPN the Magazine, Smithsonian magazine, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Business and Politics.
Alexandre Mas
Alexandre Mas is a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, as well as a research fellow at Institute for the Study of Labor and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He received a B.A. in economics and mathematics from Macalester College and a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.
Alyssa Fisher
Alyssa Fisher is the deputy director of intergovernmental affairs for federal affairs for the City of Chicago. Previously, she was the policy director at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Prior to joining Equitable Growth, Fisher was the senior policy advisor for Senator Richard J. Durbin (IL), assistant democratic leader of the United States Senate. Fisher was previously the special assistant to the President at the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, serving as a liaison between the White House and the Senate on a range of issues including budget, appropriations, and economic policy. She also served as acting director and deputy associate director for legislative affairs at the White House Office of Management and Budget, leading legislative outreach on the President’s government reform and budget agenda. Fisher previously worked in the Senate for Senator Barack Obama (IL), and she was a consultant for major public relations and advocacy firms in D.C. She holds a master’s in public policy from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s from the University of Chicago.
Alexandra Mitukiewicz
Alexandra Mitukiewicz is a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University. She was a Research Associate at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. She graduated from Wellesley College with a B.A. in economics.
Adelheid Voskuhl
Adelheid Voskuhl is an associate professor of the history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include the history of technocracy, philosophy, and the history and historiography of early modern and modern technology. She holds an M.Phil. from Cambridge University, an M.Sc. Oldenburg University, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University.