January 09, 2020 Professor Bruce D. MeyerThe Journal of Econometrics (JoE) has awarded the 2019 Dennis J. Aigner Award to Professor Bruce D. Meyer and Nikolas Mittag, PhD’13, for their paper, “Misclassification in Binary Choice Models.” The award recognizes the best paper in empirical economics published in the JoE in 2017 or 2018, as selected by a committee of the journal’s fellows. The co-authors will share a $5,000 cash prize. In their paper, Meyer and Mittag explore the ways in which flawed data—such as that which results when people misreport whether they receive food stamp assistance—can be adjusted to provide more accurate information. Their work allows researchers and policymakers to utilize data that was previously unusable or likely to lead to erroneous conclusions. Meyer, the McCormick Foundation Professor at Harris, is one of the foremost economists studying U.S. poverty and inequality. His research agenda examines poverty measurement, tax policy, government safety net programs such as unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, food stamps, and Medicaid, and the accuracy of household surveys. Meyer also served as a commissioner and member of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, which led to the Foundations for Evidence-based Policymaking Act of 2018. Mittag, who received his PhD from Harris Public Policy, is an associate professor at the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CERGE-EI) and an associate professor at CERGE, Charles University. He also works as a researcher at the Economic Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences and as a research affiliate for the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States
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