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.