Caitlin Myers

Caitlin Myers is the John G. McCullough Professor of Economics at Middlebury College and a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research examines the casual effects of abortion policies and access on demographic, health, and economic outcomes.

Professor Myers’ scholarship is published in leading scholarly journals and is frequently covered in the media. She spearheaded the economists’ amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health and testified in the U.S. Senate Budget Committee on the links between reproductive policy and economic policy. 

Currently, she disseminates data on the changing landscape of abortion access through abortionaccessdashboard.org and Open Science Framework and is working on projects measuring the effects of the Dobbs decision.