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    Scott Winship

    Scott Winship

    PhD in Sociology and Social Policy, 2009.
    Director of Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute


    Scott Winship is a resident scholar and the director of poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he researches social mobility and the causes and effects of poverty. He also focuses on economic insecurity and inequality, among other poverty issues.

    Before joining AEI, Dr. Winship served as the executive director of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC). During his time at the JEC, under Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT), Dr. Winship created the Social Capital Project, a multiyear research project to investigate the evolving nature of social relationships including families, communities, workplaces, and religious congregations.

    Dr. Winship was also a visiting fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, where he is still an honorary member of the board of advisers; a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research; a fellow in the economic studies department of the Brookings Institution; and the research manager of the Economic Mobility Project at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Winship also served as a senior policy adviser at Third Way and the managing editor at The Democratic Strategist.

    Justin Wolfers

    Justin Wolfers is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan.

    Justin Wolfers

    PhD in Economics, 2001.
    Professor of Economics and Professor of Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan.
    Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics.


    Visting Professor of Economics, The University of Sydney, 2014-present.
    Senior Scientist, Gallup, 2011-present.

    Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, 2009-present.
    Research Associate, NBER, 2009-present.

    Named one of the  top 25 economists under the age of 45 by the IMF, 2014.

    Recipient of the Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs, Kiel Institute (Germany), 2007.

    Miya Woolfalk

    Miya Woolfalk

    PhD in Government and Social Policy, 2013.
    Director of Research, Analyst Institute.


    Assistant Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College, 2013-2016.

    Miya Woolfalk leads a team of research managers and analysts who design, implement and analyze research projects on a wide range of topics. Her substantive expertise and primary interests are in civic engagement and voter mobilization, with a focus on the political behavior of racial and ethnic groups. 

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