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I am an Associate Professor (untenured) in the Strategy Department at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University.

My research is in the field of labor and personnel economics. I study firms' hiring, staffing, and promotion strategies and their implications for workers, firms, and market-level outcomes. 

My empirical work is deeply grounded in economic theory. I leverage large administrative data sources and use both quasi-experimental designs and structural estimation methods to estimate causal relationships and analyze counterfactual policies. 

Contact: benjamin.friedrich [at] kellogg.northwestern.edu

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