Summary
Mike Zabek is an economist focused on labor, macro, and urban economics, with 11 years of research experience spanning academia and policy. As an economist at the Federal Reserve Board and a University of Michigan PhD alumnus, his work examines migration across local labor markets and the interaction between labor and housing dynamics. His job-market paper probes how local social ties shape migration decisions and the efficiency of geographically targeted subsidies embedded in the federal tax code. He combines rigorous empirical methods with occasional data-focused software development to handle large, policy-relevant datasets. Based in Washington, DC, he brings field research experience from India and hands-on policy analysis to questions about regional mobility and place-based economic interventions.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
MA, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, MA, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University
PhD, Economics, PhD, Economics at University of Michigan
AB, Mathematics, Economics, AB, Mathematics, Economics at Kenyon College