Dr. Lowell Taylor

Professor

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Biography

Lowell Taylor is the H. John Heinz III University Professor of Economics at the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, where he has been a faculty member since 1990. He is a Senior Fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago, serving as Principal Investigator for the 1997 National Longitudinal Study of Youth. Taylor has previously held the role of senior economist for President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors. He has served as a visiting professor in the Economics Department at the University of California, Berkeley in 2011, 2012, and 2017. His research interests encompass labor economics, economic demography, and health economics, with recent studies focusing on issues such as public education intergenerational mobility, racial differences in mortality, and the impact of firm entry regulation on job creation in Portugal as well as the inefficiencies in U.S. health insurance markets.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, United States

Teaching and conducting research in economics.

Associate Professor

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, United States

Teaching and conducting research in economics.

Assistant Professor

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, United States

Teaching and conducting research in economics.

Visiting Professor

— Present

University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, United States

Visiting position in the Economics Department.

Instructor

— Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, United States

Teaching undergraduate courses in economics.

Senior Economist

— Present

Council of Economic Advisors, Executive Office of the President • United States

Advising on economic policy.

Awards

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11th Annual Health Care Research Award

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20th Annual Arrow Award

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30th Annual NIHCM Research Award

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Top Teaching Award

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.