Joseph H. Pedtke

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Clemson University.

My research interests include macro-labor, human capital, inequality, and intergenerational mobility. 

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Recent research (link to full page)

Labor Market Anatomy of a Macroeconomic Crisis with Kevin Donovan, Will Jianyu Lu, and Todd Schoellman

July 2026. NBER Working Paper 33061. 2nd Round R&R at Journal of Monetary Economics

Family Structure and the Intergenerational Dynamics of Inequality

April 2026. Previously 'The Implications of Family Structure, Education Prices, and Policy Reforms for Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility'

The Opportunity Wall: How Local Housing and Education Policy Shape the Geography of Mobility

The Price of Progress: Technological Change and Human Capital Dynamics with Diego Daruich and Joseph Mullins