Patrick Testa

Associate Professor of Economics

Murphy Core Faculty
Center for Public Policy Research
Undergraduate Program in Political Economy
Office Address
201 Tilton Memorial Hall
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Biography

Patrick Testa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and The Murphy Institute's Center for Public Policy Research, where he contributes to interdisciplinary research and teaches courses in the Undergraduate Program in Political Economy. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Professor Testa studies how factors such as demography, identity, and information shape economic and political outcomes. His recent work focuses on (i) the effects of elections on social and political coordination and (ii) the effects of migration on culture and politics, both in theoretical perspective and in the context of United States economic history. His work has been published in leading academic journals, such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Public Economics, and the Economic Journal. His research has been funded through generous grants made by the National Science Foundation and the Russell Sage Foundation.
 

 

Publications

View a complete list of Dr. Testa's research here: https://www.patrickatesta.com/research

Education & Affiliations

  • B.B.A. in Economics, Loyola University New Orleans
  • M.A. in Economics, University of California, Irvine
  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Irvine