Assistant Instructional Professor About Carolyn Sloane Carolyn M. Sloane is an assistant instructional professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. She is a labor economist pursuing policy-relevant research questions related to the real consequences of rising wage inequality, non-participation in the labor market, human capital specialization and the college gender wage gap, and differential quality of public, postsecondary educational offerings across location in the US. Before joining Harris, she was an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Riverside and held a visiting appointment at the University of Chicago. Dr. Sloane holds a BA from Vanderbilt University, MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a PhD in public policy from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. While at UC Riverside, she originated the course, Rockonomics, which was inspired by Dr. Alan Krueger's research on the economics of the music industry and book, Rockonomics. Starting in January 2024, a reimagined version of this course will be offered at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and will incorporate the study of public policy issues affecting creative sectors. Dr. Sloane will also teach a principles course in microeconomics to undergraduate public policy students and students in the Evening Masters Program. Dr. Sloane’s research and teaching has been covered by the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Pitchfork, Scripps, the Hill, KCBS Radio, WCBS Newsradio 880, Nikki Medoro Show, and the Seattle Times. Published research: "College Majors, Occupations and the Gender Wage Gap" with Erik G. Hurst and Dan Black, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 35, no. 4 (2021):223-48 More on Rockonomics: https://sites.google.com/site/sloanecarolyn/teaching/rockonomics In the News: https://sites.google.com/site/sloanecarolyn/in-the-news Personal website: https://sites.google.com/site/sloanecarolyn/home Contact Information csloane@uchicago.edu Personal Website Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Sameer Shafi Warraich, MPP’22 Thu., March 28, 2024 Alumni Profile: Will Pennington, MACRM’23 Tue., March 26, 2024 Student Profile: Aïcha Camara, MSCAPP Class of 2024 Thu., March 21, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Masterclass with Carolyn Sloane Thu., March 28, 2024 | 5:00 PM UChicago Harris International Leadership Credential Information Session Mon., April 01, 2024 | 8:00 AM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 02, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States