#  David J. Deming 

Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy, HKS

Professor of Education and Economics, HGSE

PhD in Public Policy, 2010

 

 

 



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 *Research interests*: Economics of skill development, education, and the labor market. The long-run influence of school accountability: impacts, mechanisms, and policy implications. The growing return to social skills in the labor market.

 *Winner of the David N Kershaw Early Career Award, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), 2018. The award honors those under the age of 40 who have made a distinguished contribution to the field of public policy analysis and management.*



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Alumni department
    
     [Public Policy](/alumni-department/public-policy)
- ## Alumni year
    
     [2010](/alumni-year/2010)
- ## Faculty department
    
     [Harvard Kennedy School](/faculty-department/hks) [Harvard Graduate School of Education](/faculty-department/harvard-graduate-school-education)
- ## Roles
    
     [Faculty and staff](/facultyall) [PhD Alumni](/alumni)