Seth Zimmerman

Seth Zimmerman

Professor of Economics
Yale School of Management
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About

Seth is a Professor of Economics at the Yale School of Management and a research associate at NBER. His research uses administrative data to study the effects of higher education on labor market outcomes and intergenerational mobility, including work on elite-university access and school choice. He and Christopher have collaborated on a series of papers in these areas, including the QJE study of smart matching platforms and heterogeneous beliefs, the AER study of elite universities and the intergenerational transmission of human and social capital, and the long-running New Haven school-construction agenda.

Background

  • Labor Economics
  • Public Finance
  • Economics of Education
  • Higher Education Access

Education

  • PhD, Economics · Yale University (2014)
  • MPhil, Economics · Yale University (2011)
  • MA, Economics · Yale University (2010)
  • BA, Mathematics and Social Science (summa cum laude) · Dartmouth College (2006)

Career

  • Professor of Economics, Yale School of Management (2020–present)
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2015–2020)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University (2014–2015)

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