Russell Weinstein
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
School of Labor and Employment Relations
- weinst@illinois.edu
- (217) 300-6410
- (217) 244-9290
205 LER Building, 504 E. Armory Ave., Champaign, IL 61820
Education
PhD, Economics, Boston University, 2014
MA, Political Economy, Boston University, 2012
AB, Economics (magna cum laude), Harvard University, 2007
Research Interests
Labor Economics
Urban Economics
Economics of Education
Econometrics
Professor Weinstein’s research focuses on information and migration frictions in the labor market, and their effect on employer recruiting strategies, human capital investments, and firm/worker match quality. For more information, visit Professor Weinstein’s website.
Courses
LER 590EGW Economics of Gender and the Workforce