Murphy-Economics Seminar: Kory Kroft (Toronto)
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The Murphy Institute Seminar Series in Economics
Each semester The Murphy Institute sponsors a series of seminars organized by the Tulane Department of Economics that provides an opportunity for faculty, researchers, and practitioners to present their latest research and pressing issues related to topics in political economy. Research presented covers all aspects of contemporary economics, including the economics of education, health economics, and public economics, as well as in economic history, international economics, and core areas in political economy. Papers are distributed one week beforehand to the participants who read the paper and prepare discussion questions for the presenter.
Kory Kroft is a Professor in the Department of Economics and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to his faculty appointment, he is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and an affiliated professor with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).
His research focuses on applied microeconomics, specifically within the fields of labor and public economics. His work investigates key economic issues such as imperfect competition in labor markets, the design of optimal taxation and social insurance policies, wage inequality, and the causes and consequences of unemployment. He serves on the editorial boards of several prominent economic journals and contributes extensively to the study of modern labor market dynamics.
