David Figlio

David Figlio
David Nicholas Figlio
Born (1970-10-14) October 14, 1970 (age 53)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
ChildrenElizabeth Figlio
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics, education policy
InstitutionsUniversity of Rochester
ThesisProperty Tax Limitations, School Services, and Education Production (1995)
Doctoral advisorJohn Karl Scholz

David Nicholas Figlio (born October 14, 1970)[1] is the Provost of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. He is an American economist who formerly served as the Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He also served as the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy and is the former director of Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research. He is known for studying school accountability and school choice,[2][3][4] as well as the relationship between children's names and their later educational outcomes.[5][6] He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Human Resources.[7] In 2017, he was elected to the National Academy of Education.[8]


In January of 2022, Figlio was named the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. He departed from Northwestern University and starting his tenure at University of Rochester in June of 2022.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "David N. Figlio CV" (PDF).
  2. ^ Resmovits, Joy (4 March 2017). "President Trump wants to create a national private school choice program. Here's how it could work". Los Angeles Times (published 3 March 2017).
  3. ^ O'Connor, John (12 August 2013). "New Standards Will Require Rewriting Expectations, But Not School Grading Formula". State Impact. NPR.
  4. ^ Lewin, Tamar (10 September 2013). "Study Sees Benefit in Courses With Nontenured Instructors". The New York Times (published 9 September 2013).
  5. ^ Bryner, Jeanna. "Baby names have long-lasting effects, for better or worse". Christian Science Monitor.
  6. ^ Kremer, William (11 April 2014). "Does a baby's name affect its chances in life?". BBC News.
  7. ^ "Figlio Named Dean of School of Education and Social Policy" (Press release). Northwestern University. 3 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Figlio, Schapiro Elected to the National Academy of Education" (Press release). Northwestern University. 2 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Introducing UR's new provost David Figlio". Campus Times. 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

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