Morgan Williams
Assistant Professor of Economics
Department
Economics
Office
1018 Milstein Center
3009 Broadway
New York, NY, 10027
Contact
(212)-854-3790
mcwillia@barnard.edu
CV
CV (July 2021)
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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Barnard College, Columbia University.? Professor Williams'?current research agenda addresses?the economic consequences of crime and incarceration policy in the?United?States—with a particular focus on racial inequality. ?This research?entertains questions ranging from the economic determinants of racial?disparities in homicide and policing to understanding the impact of criminal history?disclosure requirements on racial?differences in labor market and recidivism?outcomes.? Professor Williams'?research enjoys?support from the Russell Sage Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Policies?for Action Initiative.
Professor Williams is a?previous recipient of the New York University Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Bureau of Economic?Research (NBER)?Predoctoral Fellowship, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)?Predoctoral Fellowship, and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award.? He?received his Ph.D. in Economics from?the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate?Center, MPH from the Columbia?University Mailman School of Public Health, and is a proud graduate of Morehouse?College.
B.A., Morehouse College
M.P.H., Columbia University
Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center
Race, Crime, and Incarceration Policy in the United States
Econometrics
Health Economics
Economics of Crime
Economics of Race
Health Economics
Labor Economics