Marcus Casey

BIO

I am an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago where I serve as the Director of Undergraduate Studies. I am also a Nonresident Fellow in Economic Studies and a scholar affiliate of the Future of Middle Class Initiative at the Brookings Institution.  I was previously  appointed as an inaugural David M. Rubenstein Fellow at Brookings from 2018 - 2020.

My research lies at the  intersection of urban, labor,  and  public economics. My published and ongoing work  focuses on sorting and neighborhood change dynamics;  neighborhood amenities; spatial and intergenerational aspects of inequality;  technology and local labor market dynamics; and education policy. 

Please visit my Research page to learn more. 

Policy-oriented writing  on the future of work, automation, labor markets, education and credentialing, and other related economic issues  can be found  here or at the  Brookings Institution webpage here. 

I teach courses in Applied Microeconomics and Econometrics. 

My recent courses taught include:

• Public Finance

• Urban Economics & Public Policy 

• Economic Statistics

• Public Economic (Ph.D.)

• Labor Economics (Ph.D.)

• Applied Microeconometrics (Ph.D.)

 More information  on my past teaching can be found on my Teaching page.