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Jason Baron

Assistant Professor of Economics
Economics
Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708-0097
213 Social Sciences Building, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Economics · 2022 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published September 17, 2021
Five New Faculty Join Department of Economics

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Recent Publications


Discrimination in Multi-Phase Systems: Evidence from Child Protection.

Journal Article The quarterly journal of economics · August 2024 We develop empirical tools for studying discrimination in multi-phase systems, and apply them to the setting of foster care placement by child protective services. Leveraging the quasi-random assignment of two sets of decision-makers-initial hotline call s ... Full text Cite

Racial Discrimination in Child Protection

Journal Article · July 2023 Cite
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Recent Grants


Kinship Diversion from Foster Care: An Analysis of Prevalence and Causal Impacts on Crime

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Wisconsin - Madison · 2025 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Florida State University · 2020 Ph.D.
Florida State University · 2016 M.S.

External Links


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