Will Dobbie is a Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and co-editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics. His research studies the causes and consequences of poverty in America to understand how we can give individuals from all backgrounds a better chance of success. His recent work has examined racial discrimination in the criminal justice system, the labor market consequences of bad credit reports, and the long-run effects of charter schools.
Professor Dobbie received his Ph.D. from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2013. Before joining the faculty at Harvard, he was a professor at Princeton University. He is a recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, the Jonathan Edwards Bicentennial Preceptorship at Princeton University, the W.E. Upjohn Institute Award, and the Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award.
For further information, please see Professor Dobbie's full CV and Google Scholar profile.
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Harvard Kennedy School
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