New affiliated professors join J-PAL

J-PAL welcomes five professors to our academic network: Damon Jones at the University of Chicago, Alexandre Mas at Princeton University, Christopher Neilson at Princeton University, Frank Schilbach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Manisha Shah at the University of California, Los Angeles. Their varied research interests include income tax policy, the economics of sex markets, unions, and industrial organization. We are pleased to have them join J-PAL’s network of affiliated professors.

Damon Jones
Damon Jones is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. His current research topics include income tax policy, social security, retirement and retirement savings, and the interaction between employer-provided benefits and labor market outcomes.
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Alexandre Mas
Alexandre Mas is a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University. His research has focused on fairness considerations and norms in the labor market, social interactions, neighborhood segregation, the labor market effects of credit market disruptions, and unions.
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Christopher Neilson
Christopher Neilson is an assistant professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University. He is an applied microeconomist and studies public policy and education markets. His recent research focuses on the impact of consumer knowledge and beliefs on choices and how policy interventions can generate shifts in consumer and provider behavior.
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Frank Schilbach
Frank Schilbach is an assistant professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research examines previously neglected correlates of poverty, including substance abuse, physical pain, sleep deprivation, and depression.
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Manisha Shah
Manisha Shah is an associate professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Her primary research questions and teaching interests lie at the intersection of applied microeconomics, health, and education.