#  Chika Okafor 

Postdoctoral Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research

 

 

 



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 As an economist and a lawyer with diverse policy expertise, Chika Okafor uses the tools of economics, law, and public policy to explore foundational matters of justice—with recent research spanning economic inequality, criminal justice, and climate change. Methodologically, his scholarship integrates economic theory, empirical techniques, and legal analysis to uncover mechanisms of—as well as inform solutions to—major economic and social problems impacting contemporary American society.  
  
Okafor earned his PhD in economics from Harvard University, his JD from Yale Law School, and his BA from Stanford University.



 

 

 





 

 

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