Ethan Ellis is a Ph.D. student at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. His research interests focus on labor market institutions, including occupational licensing, minimum wage laws, unions, the monopsony power of firms, and higher education. He is also interested in how these topics relate to stratification economics and the role of these institutions in developing and transition economies.

From 2020 to 2022, Ethan worked as an Economic Research Assistant in the Regulatory Analysis Section of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Division of Insurance and Research. Prior to this he served as a Community & Economic Development Volunteer with Peace Corps Ukraine.

I am a first-year PhD student in Health Service Research, Policy & Administration with a concentration in health economics. I am interested in health economics, environmental economics, and labor economics. Currently, I am studying the association between drought and ozone and their impact on public health and the healthcare system. Additionally, I am employed by the UMN Medical School to study effective ways to promote the Human Papillomavirus vaccine for LGBT youth.