Kathryn Anne
Edwards
Economist
About Me
I'm a PhD Economist and freelance economic policy consultant. I study labor markets, public policy, and inequality, which you can read about on my Research page. I'm an effective communicator and public speaker, which you can read about on my Commentary page.
My name is pronounced [kath]+[rin] [ed]+[words], [kath] rhymes with [math].
Work Experience
2023 - Present
Economic Policy Consultant
Opinion Writer, Bloomberg
Adjunct Economist at Economist at the RAND Corporation
Lecturer, UMD School of Public Policy
2020 - 2022
Economist at the RAND Corporation
2016 - 2020
Associate Economist at the RAND Corporation
2011 - 2020
Ph.D. Student, University of Wisconsin at Madison
2008 - 2011
Research Assistant at the Economic Policy Institute
Education
2016 / Ph.D. Economics
2013 / M.S. Economics
Univerisity of Wisconsin - Madison
2007 / B.A. Economics, Government, Plan II (Humanities)
University of Texas - Austin