Professor Katherine G. Abraham

President-Elect of The American Economic Association for 2025. Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Survey Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park.
Statement of Purpose: The Association includes members employed in many different settings, not only research universities but also teaching colleges, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and the private sector. As President-elect, my central goal will be to ensure that the Association serves the needs of all its members. Historically, the Association’s annual meeting has provided a venue for its diverse membership to gather. In recent years, reflecting in part the move to conducting initial job-market interviews online rather than in person at the annual meetings, fewer people have attended. One of my specific priorities will be to find ways to ensure that the annual meeting is a well-attended event that continues to serve its historical function of bringing the members of the profession together. Sustaining the Association’s many activities of course requires that it remain on a sound financial footing. That is something I will keep sharply in focus during my tenure.
Previous and Present Positions: Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Survey Methodology, 2021–, Professor of Economics and Survey Methodology, 2013–21, Professor of Survey Methodology, 2001–13, Professor of Economics, 1991–97 and Associate Professor of Economics, 1987–91, University of Maryland, College Park; Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisers, 2011–13; Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1993–2001; Research Associate, Brookings Institution, 1985–88; Associate Professor of Industrial Relations, 1985–87 and Assistant Professor of Industrial Relations, 1980–85, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Degrees: Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 1982; B.S. in Economics, Iowa State University, 1976.
Publications: “Measuring the Gig Economy: Current Knowledge and Open Issues,” (with Haltiwanger, Sandusky, and Spletzer), in C. Corrado, J. Haskel, J. Miranda, and D. Sichel, eds., Measuring and Accounting for Innovation in the 21st Century, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2021; “How Tight is the U.S. Labor Market?” (with Haltiwanger and Rendell), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2020; “Framing Effects, Earnings Expectations and the Design of Student Loan Repayment Schemes,” (with Filiz-Ozbay, Ozbay, and Turner), Journal of Public Economics, 2020; “The Consequences of Long-term Unemployment: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data,” (with Haltiwanger, Sandusky, and Spletzer), ILR Review, 2019; “Nonresponse in the American Time Use Survey: Who is Missing from the Data and How Much Does It Matter?”, (with Maitland and Bianchi), Public Opinion Quarterly, 2006; “Financial Aid and Students’ College Decisions: Evidence from the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program,” (with Clark), Journal of Human Resources, 2006; “Firms’ Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence,” (with Taylor), Journal of Labor Economics, 1996; “Job Duration, Seniority and Earnings,” (with Farber), AER, 1987; “Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?”, (with Katz), Journal of Political Economy, 1986; “Experience, Performance and Earnings,” (with Medoff), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1980.
AEA Offices, Committee Memberships, and Honors: Ad Hoc AEJ: Economic Policy Editor Search Committee, 2022; Ad Hoc Search Committee for Washington DC Representative, 2021–22; Distinguished Fellow, 2020; Nominating Committee, 2018; AEACGR Chair, 2009–11; AEA Vice President, 2008; AEAStat (Chair 2006–09), 2009–11; CSWEP, 2005–08.
Other Affiliations and Honors: Member, Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisers, 2015–; Member, Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee, 2014–23; Member, National Academy of Sciences, elected 2022; Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected 2020; Prize for Contributions to Data and Measurement, Society of Labor Economists, 2019; Chair, Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, 2016–17; Fellow, Society of Labor Economists, elected 2007; Fellow, American Statistical Association, elected 2003; D. Sc., Iowa State University, 2002; Julius Shiskin Memorial Award for Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, 2002.

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