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Michael Lovenheim is a Professor of Economics at Cornell University, affiliated with the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and the ILR School. His research focuses on labor economics, public finance, and the economics of education, with an emphasis on the relationship between education systems and the labor market. His work includes studies on the effects of state higher education funding, college major choices, and the productivity of for-profit colleges. He is also interested in how housing wealth influences household investment decisions and the relationship between worker skills and labor market power. Lovenheim joined Cornell in 2009 after a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford and has served as the Donald C. Opatrny ’74 Chair of the Department of Economics. He is the inaugural Director of the Cornell Center for Education Policy and Workforce Development.
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Michael F. Lovenheim is a labor economist at Cornell University with research interests in Labor Economics, Public Finance, and Economics of Education. His work examines the impact of economic factors on educational outcomes, college completion rates, and the role of public policy in shaping individual and institutional behaviors. Lovenheim's research explores how changes in student preparation, housing wealth, and public insurance access influence educational attainment and financial outcomes. He also investigates the effects of affirmative action, teacher unions, and tobacco regulation on economic and social outcomes. His studies often use detailed data to analyze heterogeneous impacts across different socioeconomic and geographic groups.