I am a labor and public economist who focuses on topics including criminal justice/legal policy, policing, education, and immigration. 

I am an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Luskin School of Public Affairs.  I am also an National Bureau of Economics Research (NBER) Faculty Research Fellow, a Research Affiliate at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), and have affiliations with the California Policy Lab (CPL) and the California Center for Population Research (CCPR).

Contact Email: weisburst(at)ucla(dot)edu