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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Jens Ludwig

Jens Ludwig

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Jens Ludwig focuses on poverty; low-income families; criminal justice, and schooling intervention. A professor at the University of Chicago, he has conducted research on federal programs aimed at reducing dependence on public housing.



Expertise

Economics;education;crime;housing;social policy;injury prevention

Background

Current Positions
Professor of Social Service Administration, Law, and Public Policy, University of Chicago; Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research

Past Positions
Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University (1994-2007);Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University / University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (1997-98);Andrew W Mellon Visiting Scholar in Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution (2001-2);Visiting Professor, University of Chicago Law School (2004, 2006);National Academy of Education / Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997-99.

Education

Ph.D., Duke University, 1994;B.A., Rutgers University, 1990


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