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Kathryn Anne
Edwards

Economist
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About Me

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 Media/Opinion page.

My name is pronounced [kath]+[rin] [ed]+[words], [kath] rhymes with [math].

Work Experience

Work Experience

2023 - Present

Economic Policy Consultant

Opinion Writer, Bloomberg

Adjunct 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

Education

2016 / Ph.D. Economics

2013 / M.S. Economics

University of Wisconsin - Madison

2007 / B.A. Economics, Government, Plan II (Humanities)

University of Texas - Austin

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