Damon Jones | |
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| Born | Arthur-Damon M Jones |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (PhD) Stanford University |
| Spouse | Eve Ewing |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research |
| Thesis | Essays on taxation, transfers and consumption smoothing (2009) |
| Website | Damon Jones |
Damon Jones is an American economist and associate professor at the Harris School of Public Policy in the University of Chicago. Alongside his academic research, Jones is a popular science communicator and regularly provides expert commentary on issues related to economics and public policy. During the COVID-19 pandemic he investigated the disproportionate impact of coronavirus disease on communities of color, and delivered evidence on his findings before the United States House Committee on the Budget.