Welcome – my name is Michael Wicklein.

I am a Ph.D. Student in Public Policy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. My interests are in labor economics and public finance, with a focus on evaluating the effectiveness of government programs and their impacts on labor markets and well-being.

Prior to graduate school, I earned a M.S. in Applied Economics from Boston College, and a B.B.A. in Finance from Loyola University Maryland. I worked as a Senior Research Associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in the International Macroeconomics section, and as a Research Associate at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.