Charles Manski

Charles Manski is the Board of Trustees Professor in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University. His research spans econometrics, judgment and decision, and the analysis of public policy. He is the author of several books, including Public Policy in an Uncertain World and Identification Problems in the Social Sciences. Manski has held leadership roles such as Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty and editor of the Journal of Human Resources. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the British Academy.

Charles F. Manski is an economist known for his work in econometrics and statistics, with a focus on judgment and decision-making in the context of public policy. His research explores identification problems in social sciences, particularly in the analysis of social interactions and the estimation of treatment effects. Manski's work often addresses the challenges of partial identification and nonparametric bounds, emphasizing the role of statistical treatment rules for heterogeneous populations. His publications include studies on college choice, the structure of random utility models, and the use of expectations data to analyze subjective income expectations. His research contributes to understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and how these decisions influence public policy outcomes.