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Junjie Guo received his Ph.D in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2016. His research fields include labor economics, applied microeconomics and urban economics. Guo joined the economics department at the University of Wisconsin as a CROWE Staff Economist in 2017. Website

Professor Kim Ruhl, Co-Director of the Center, is the Department of Economics Chair and the Curt and Sue Culver Chair in Economics. From 2025–2026, Ruhl served as a Member and Acting Vice Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Ruhl’s expertise sits at …