Joseph Altonji

Joseph G. Altonji
Born1953 (age 70–71)
New York City, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA, MA)
Princeton University (PhD)
Academic career
FieldLabor Economics
Macroeconomics
Applied Econometrics
InstitutionNorthwestern University
Yale University
Doctoral
advisor		Orley Ashenfelter
Stephen Goldfeld
Doctoral
students		Christina Paxson
Information at IDEAS / RePEc
WebsitePersonal Website

Joseph Gerard Altonji (born 1953) is an American economist and the Thomas DeWitt Cuyler Professor of Economics at Yale University. His fields of interest include macroeconomics and applied econometrics and in particular labour economics, being ranked as one of the foremost labour economists worldwide.[1] In 2018, his contributions to the analysis of labour supply, family economics and discrimination were rewarded with the IZA Prize in Labor Economics.[2]

  1. ^ He has also known for his research in such topics as the Black-White wealth gap, economic links among relatives, and the economics of immigration. Joseph Altonji is ranked among the top 1% of economists registered in the field of labour economics on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "The 2018 IZA Prize in Labor Economics goes to Joseph Altonji". newsroom.iza.org. May 17, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.