Dmitri Koustas
Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
Dmitri Koustas is an Assistant Professor at The Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2018. He specializes in labor economics and macroeconomics, with research areas in the “future of work” and household finance. An important vein of his research focuses on measuring and understanding the reasons why households participate in alternative work arrangements like the gig economy. His research pioneers new and innovative datasets, including bank and credit card data, IRS tax returns, and direct partnerships with cities and technology companies, and has been featured in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Panel on “Measuring Contingent Work and Alternative Work Arrangements,” in multiple editions of the Economic Report of the President, and in major media outlets.