John Haltiwanger — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Dudley and Louisa Dillard Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park since 2013.
Known for developing and studying longitudinal firm-level microdata.
Co-authored the 1996 book "Job Creation and Destruction."
Served as Chief Economist of the U.S. Bureau of the Census between 1997 and 1999.
Elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2016.
Holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University (1981).

Biography

John Couch Haltiwanger is an American economist and the Dudley and Louisa Dillard Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park, a position he has held since 2013. He is widely recognized for his influential work in developing and studying longitudinal firm-level microdata. This research has formed the foundation for his studies on the determinants of firm-level job creation, job destruction, and overall economic performance.

Haltiwanger earned his B.S.