Overview
Michael Dinerstein is an applied microeconomist who brings industrial organization concepts and tools to labor, public, and development economics. His research has primarily studied education markets, with a focus on school competition and teacher labor markets. He has also studied online platforms and Kenyan agricultural markets.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Economics
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2024 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Co-Director of Admissions for PhD Program of Economics
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2025 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
TEACHER LABOR MARKET POLICY AND THE THEORY OF THE SECOND BEST
Journal Article Quarterly Journal of Economics · May 1, 2025 We estimate a matching model of teachers and elementary schools with rich data on teachers’ applications and principals’ ratings from a large, urban district in North Carolina. Both teachers’ and principals’ preferences deviate from those that would maximi ... Full text CiteCompetition and Entry in Agricultural Markets: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
Journal Article American Economic Review · December 1, 2020 African agricultural markets are characterized by low farmer revenues and high consumer food prices. Many have worried that this wedge is partially driven by imperfect competition among intermediaries. This paper provides experimental evidence fro ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Stanford University ·
2015
Ph.D.
Stanford University ·
2007
B.S.