How an Economist Unlocked Hidden Truths About School Choice

Parag Pathak of MIT, winner of the John Bates Clark Medal for the nation’s most impressive economist under 40, says he 'fell into the topic'

By Michelle Hackman

Apr 25, 2018 8:25 am ET

Source: https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2018/04/25/qa-how-an-economist-unlocked-hidden-truths-about-school-choice/

Parag Pathak, recently named the nation’s most impressive economist under 40, has focused much of his career on using economic modeling to study and improve school choice. The Wall Street Journal spoke with Mr. Pathak, a 37-year-old MIT economist who joined the elite group of recipients of the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark Medal, […]