Robert French
Assistant Professor of Economics Loyola Marymount University
Biography
Education
University of Toronto
B.A.
Economics
2014
University of Toronto
M.A.
Economics
2016
Harvard University
Ph.D.
Public Policy
2024
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Derek Bok Certification of Distinction in Teaching
2022-05-31
Awarded as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School for "PhD Micro Theory II"
Derek Bok Certification of Distinction in Teaching
2021-05-31
Awarded as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School for "PhD Micro Theory II"
Derek Bok Certification of Distinction in Teaching
2020-12-31
Awarded as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard College for "Intermediate Micro Theory: Advanced"
Best Paper on Housing by a Doctoral Student
2024-05-31
Awarded by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies for the paper "Quantifying the Welfare Impacts of Gentrification on Incumbent Renters"
Best Junior Paper Submitted for the 2024 American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Conference
2024-05-31
Awarded by the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association for the paper "Suburban Housing and Urban Affordability: Evidence from Residential Vacancy Chains"
Affiliations
- American Economics Association
- American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
Links
Research Grants
Research Grant
Malcolm Weiner Center for Social Policy
2023-03-17
Awarded for the paper titled "Schools or Suitcases? Optimal Urban Policy and Economic Opportunity in Greater Boston"
Research Grant
Malcolm Weiner Center for Social Policy
2024-04-30
Awarded for the paper titled "Quantifying the Welfare Impacts of Gentrification on Incumbent Renters"
Research Grant
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
2023-04-30
Awarded for the paper titled "Quantifying the Welfare Impacts of Gentrification on Incumbent Renters"
Courses
Econometrics
Econ 3300
Articles
Applying behavioural economics to public policy in Canada
Canadian Journal ofEconomics, 2017, 50.Robert French and Philip Oreopoulos
Journal article.
Behavioral barriers transitioning to college
Labour Economics, 2017, 47.Robert French and Philip Oreopoulos
2017-08-31
Journal article.
