Zach Bleemer is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University in the Industrial Relations Section. He is also a research associate of Opportunity Insights and the Center for Studies in Higher Education, where he directs the UC ClioMetric History Project
The UC ClioMetric History Project has constructed one of the largest repositories of historical and contemporary university records in the United States. Zach’s research combines these data with quasi-experimental research designs to examine the long-run ramifications of young Americans’ post-secondary education and specialization decisions, with a particular focus on university policies that promote socioeconomic mobility. He has published studies of affirmative action and other access-oriented admissions policies, the consequences of student debt accumulation, widespread misinformation about the costs and benefits of higher education, and state disinvestment from public higher education in outlets including the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
Zach earned his Ph.D. in economics from UC Berkeley and his B.A. in Economics, Mathematics, and Philosophy from Amherst College.
Long-run student outcomes of post-secondary educational policies and decisions
