Summary
Lars Vilhuber is an economist and research leader with over a decade of experience directing the Labor Dynamics Institute at Cornell University, where he blends academic rigor with data infrastructure and policy-relevant research. He serves as Data Editor for the American Economic Association and co-chairs the IDEA Initiative at J-PAL, demonstrating a commitment to improving research transparency and empirical methods. Trained with a Ph.D. from Université de Montréal and early studies at the University of Bonn, he brings deep expertise in labor economics, data curation, and statistical dissemination. Based in Ithaca and with ties to the U.S., Canada and Germany, he navigates academic, government (Census Bureau) and editorial roles, often preferring direct contact via email or Twitter rather than LinkedIn. An understated connector, he combines long-term institutional leadership with hands-on involvement in making large-scale economic data usable for policy and research.
12 years of coding experience
Ph.D., Economics, Ph.D., Economics at Université de Montréal
Vordiplom, Economics, Vordiplom, Economics at The University of Bonn
French, German, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish