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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


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioMore Prisoners Versus More Crime is the Wrong QuestionDecember 2011Brookings Policy Brief Series
Save to My PortfolioIncreasing Residential Mobility to Boost Economic MobilityOctober 13, 2010Hamilton Project Discussion Paper
Save to My PortfolioInvesting in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood PolicyOctober 13, 2010The Brookings Institution, National Institute for Early Education Research
Save to My PortfolioMore COPSMarch 2007Brookings Policy Brief Series
Save to My PortfolioSuccess By Ten: Intervening Early, Often, and Effectively in the Education of Young ChildrenFebruary 2007Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution

Contact Information

jludwig@uchicago.edu

202.797.6105
Brookings Office of Communications

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