Salim Furth
Senior Research Fellow at Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolSalim Furth is a Senior Research Fellow and director of the Urbanity project at the Mercatus Center, bringing over a decade of policy research experience focused on housing production and land use regulation. He regularly advises local governments and testifies before state and federal legislatures, translating academic economics into practical policy change. With a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester and prior research roles at The Heritage Foundation and several universities, he blends rigorous macroeconomic modeling with applied urban policy analysis. His background includes grassroots teaching and early HUD consulting, reflecting a long-standing commitment to connecting economic theory with on-the-ground community outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics at University of RochesterBachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics at Northeastern University
Github Skills (13)
overlapping10
fiscal10
demographics10
policies10
econometrics10
power-systems10
economics10
python9
machine-learning9
energy-system9
tax9
calculator3
microdata3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
salimfurth/OG-USA
Sep 2016 - Apr 2017
Contributions:60 pushes, 10 branches in 6 months
model-scoringpythontaxscoring
salimfurth/Tax-Calculator
Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:13 pushes, 2 branches, 1 comment in 1 year 1 month
individualincomemicrosimulationfederaltax
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