Betsey Ayer Stevenson was born on c 1971 and is an economist and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy.
16 Facts About Betsey Stevenson
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Betsey Stevenson previously served as Chief Economist of the US Department of Labor under Secretary Hilda Solis from 2010 to 2011.
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In November 2020, Stevenson was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of Treasury.
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Currently, Betsey Stevenson serves as a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, which she has been affiliated with since 2008.
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Betsey Stevenson has been on the Board of Directors of the American Law and Economics Association since 2010.
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In 2011, Betsey Stevenson was appointed to the Brookings Institution's, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity as an advisor.
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Also in 2011, Betsey Stevenson joined the editorial board of the International Journal of Happiness and Development.
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On March 6,2019, Betsey Stevenson testified for the US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, highlighting some of the critical issues the modern American worker faces such as technology and inadequate family support policies.
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Betsey Stevenson has conducted research on the relationship between wealth inequality and happiness alongside Justin Wolfers.
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Since 2007, Betsey Stevenson has served as a research fellow for the CESifo Economic Studies.
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Betsey Stevenson maintains a large Twitter following and regularly provides economic analysis on cable television.
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Betsey Stevenson has published widely in leading economics journals about the impact of public policies on the labor market, with a focus on women and families.
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Betsey Stevenson's research is interdisciplinary, and her research had an impact in economics, sociology, psychology, and demography, and within legal scholarship.
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Betsey Stevenson is a columnist for Bloomberg View, and a sometime commentator for Public Radio's Marketplace program, and her thoughts on the economy are frequently covered in both print and television media.
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Betsey Stevenson's research is extensive, including several papers co-authored with Justin Wolfers.
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Betsey Stevenson has two children with Justin Wolfers, an Australian economist and public policy scholar, who is a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan.