Michael Wicklein

Ph.D. Student · University of Chicago · Harris School of Public Policy

I am a Ph.D. student in Public Policy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. My research interests are in public finance, labor economics, and econometrics. I am specifically interested in using quasi-experimental methods to study how government programs shape household financial decisions, labor market outcomes, and worker 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.