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Michael Lovenheim is a Professor of Economics, Industrial and Labor Relations, and Public Policy at Cornell University. His research focuses on the economics of education, labor economics, and public finance, with particular interests in the economics of higher education, teacher labor markets, and the effects of housing wealth on families. Recent research examines the effect of state funding for higher education, the returns to attending a for-profit college, the labor market effects of college major choice, the effect of teacher collective bargaining on long-run outcomes, and the effects of housing wealth on children in the short and long run. He has published over 40 articles and chapters in peer-reviewed outlets, such as American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Labor Economics, and Journal of Human Resources. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a research network affiliate at the Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute, and a co-editor of the Journal of Human Resources.

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The intergenerational transmission of housing wealth
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A new way of measuring labour market concentration
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College majors affect more than just average earnings
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- Education 
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