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Jason Baron is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Duke University. He has a Ph.D. from Florida State University, where he focused on economic theories and empirical methods. His research interests include discrimination in multi-phase systems, particularly in child protection contexts. His recent publications explore these issues, using a variety of empirical tools to study discrimination in foster care placement and child protective services. He has been active in grant research, serving as the Principal Investigator on projects analyzing causal impacts in kinship diversion foster care. His work aims to illuminate racial discrimination issues within child welfare, contributing to policy reform and improved outcomes in social services.
Duke University • Durham, NC
Teaches and conducts research in economics, focusing on discrimination in social systems.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)