Aaron YelowitzApplied economist · University of Kentucky
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Qualifications

Education, academic appointments, research fields, professional affiliations, sponsored work, mentoring, and service.

Research Fields

  • Public finance, health economics, labor economics, and applied microeconomics.
  • Additional published work addresses housing and real-estate markets, public housing, race and disparities, neighborhood markets, insurance, public programs, occupational licensing, minimum wages, and program evaluation.

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994.
  • B.A., Business Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990 (High Honors).

Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Department of Economics, University of Kentucky, July 2018-present; joint appointment with the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Kentucky, 2001-2018.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1994-2001.

Current Professional Appointments and Affiliations

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Labor Research, 2016-present.
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Public Finance Review, 2020-present.
  • Research Fellow, IZA@LISER Network, January 2021-present.
  • Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, 2017-present.
  • Member, Poverty, Tax, and Transfer Policies Research Network, Institute for Research on Poverty, 2018-present.
  • Faculty Affiliate, Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise, University of Kentucky, July 2019-present.
  • Affiliate, Center for Health Services Research, University of Kentucky, 2016-present.
  • Faculty Affiliate, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, 2002-present.

Prior Professional Appointments and Affiliations

  • Editorial Review Board, Inquiry, 2017-2025.
  • Editorial Board and Associate Editor, Public Finance Review, 2017-2020.
  • Director, Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise, University of Kentucky, July 2017-July 2019.
  • Associate Director, Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise, University of Kentucky, July 2016-June 2017.
  • Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute, 2008-2017.
  • Affiliated Faculty, Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky.
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Public Economics, 2004-2006.
  • Department Liaison, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, 2002-2005.
  • Faculty Affiliate, Joint Center for Poverty Research (Chicago-Northwestern); previously Research Affiliate.
  • Research Associate, Program on Children, and Faculty Research Fellow, Programs on Children and Public Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • Research Associate, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Consultant, RAND Corporation.

Sponsored Research, Fellowships, and Grants

  • 2016-2018: KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services, "Research, Data Analytics, & Measurement of Program Outcomes: 1115 Waiver" (Co-Investigator; total project award: $1,274,206).
  • 2016-2018: KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services, "Research, Data Analytics, & Measurement of Program Outcomes (Analytical Support) 2017-2018" (Co-Investigator; total project award: $494,179).
  • 2012-2014: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, "The Impact of Intensive Job Search Assistance Outcomes of Former Inmates" (Principal Investigator; total project award: $109,100).
  • 2005-2006: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, "Access to Health Care Initiative: The Uninsured and Underinsured in Kentucky: Who Are They, and What Can Be Done" (Principal Investigator; total project award: $47,500).
  • 2003: Department of Health and Human Services, "Kentucky Center for Poverty Research: Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Managed Care in Kentucky" (Principal Investigator; total project award: $16,408).
  • 2002-2005: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, "Understanding the Consequences of Public Housing on Children" (Principal Investigator; total project award: $20,000).
  • 2002-2004: University of Michigan, "Medicaid and Work Decisions of Married Women" (Principal Investigator; total project award: $44,686).
  • 2002: National Academy of Sciences, "Income Variability and WIC Eligibility: Evidence from the SIPP" (total project award: $2,500).
  • 1994-2001: UCLA Academic Senate Grant (annual award: $2,500-$5,000).
  • 1999: Employment Policies Institute, "Evaluating the Effects of Medicaid on Welfare and Work: Evidence from the Past Decade" (total project award: $10,000).
  • 1998: Social Security Administration, "Demographics, Public Policy, and SSI Participation: The Roles of SSI Benefits, Medicaid, and AFDC" (total project award: $3,000).
  • 1997-1998: Joint Center for Poverty Research Small Grants Program, "Public Housing and Labor Supply" (total project award: $20,000).
  • 1996-1997: NBER Aging and Health Fellowship (individual fellowship: $50,000).
  • 1996: UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations (total project award: $2,000).
  • 1995-1996: UCLA Center for the Study of Women (total project award: $1,500).
  • 1995-1996: Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, "Did Recent Medicaid Reforms Cause the Caseload Explosion in the Food Stamp Program?" (total project award: $15,000).
  • 1993-1994: National Institute on Aging graduate fellowship.

Doctoral Dissertation Chair and Co-Chair Roles

  • Marissa Hartsoe (Co-Chair, in progress).
  • Darby Todd (Co-Chair, in progress).
  • Andres Mira (Co-Chair, defended); initial placement: Economist, U.S. Census Bureau.
  • Katherine Toran (Chair, defended July 17, 2019); initial placement: Staff Fellow, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  • Timothy Harris (Chair, defended April 6, 2017); initial placement: Assistant Professor of Economics, Illinois State University.
  • Chelsea Dowell (Co-Chair, defended); initial placement: Assistant Professor of Economics, Upper Iowa University.
  • David Yaskewich (Chair, defended December 31, 2012); initial placement: Assistant Professor of Economics, Southeast Missouri State University.
  • Jason Beck (Co-Chair, defended July 28, 2009); initial placement: Assistant Professor of Economics, Armstrong Atlantic State University.
  • Attila Cseh (Chair, defended July 25, 2006); initial placement: Valdosta State University.
  • Christopher Clark (Chair, defended June 29, 2005); initial placement: Georgia College & State University.

Selected University and Professional Service

  • 2020-2022: Member, Gatton College Faculty Council, University of Kentucky.
  • National Tax Association Dissertation Award Committee, 2008-2015.
  • Director of Graduate Studies, 2012-2014.
  • University of Kentucky Academic Senate, 2011-2014.
  • Selected referee and review service: American Economic Review; Quarterly Journal of Economics; Journal of Political Economy; Journal of Public Economics; Journal of Human Resources; Journal of Labor Economics; Journal of Health Economics; Health Affairs; Review of Economics and Statistics; National Science Foundation; U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Public Policy Institute of California.