Daniel Firoozi, Ph.D.
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Areas of Expertise
Biography
Daniel Firoozi (pronunciation: fee-ROO-zee) is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Claremont McKenna College. He uses field experiments and regression discontinuity designs to answer questions about education, political economy, and labor markets. His research appears in peer-reviewed journals like The Review of Economics and Statistics and The American Economic Journal: Economic Policy and has been featured by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe.
Teaching Interests
Intermediate Microeconomics, Economics of Education
Research Interests
Economics of Education, Labor Economics, Political Economy
Education
B.A., UC San Diego; M.A., Ph.D., UC Irvine.
Research and Publications
"Help Really Wanted? The Impact of Age Stereotypes in Job Ads on Applications from Older Workers" (with Ian Burn, Daniel Ladd, and David Neumark), The Journal of Labor Economics, Volume 44 (4), Forthcoming, October 2026.
"Do Tuition Subsidies Raise Political Participation" (with Igor Geyn), The American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Volume 17 (4), pg. 354-378, November 2025.
"Economic Distress and Electoral Consequences: Evidence from Appalachia" (Sole Author), The Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 106 (3), pg. 778-793, May 2024.
"Age Discrimination and Age Stereotypes in Job Ads" (with Ian Burn, Daniel Ladd, and David Neumark), The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Letters, March 2023.
"The Impact of Post-Admission Merit Scholarships on Enrollment Choices and Degree Attainment: Evidence from Randomization" (Sole Author), The Economics of Education Review, Volume 84 , 102221, February 2022.