Joshua Angrist — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2021 for methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.
Serves as the Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Co-founder and co-director of MIT's Blueprint Labs, which researches human capital and income inequality in the U.S.
Co-founded Avela, an ed-tech startup providing application and enrollment-related software and services.
Known for his use of quasi-experimental research designs, such as instrumental variables, to study public policies.
Holds a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University (1989).

Biography

Joshua David Angrist is an Israeli American economist and the Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2021, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, shared with Guido Imbens, for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships. Angrist is recognized for his work in labor economics, urban economics, econometrics, and the economics of education.