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Lars Lefgren

Department Chair, Professor
Economics, Dean's Office

2143 WVB

Biography

Professor Lefgren specializes in applied microeconomics with a number of papers in the economics of education. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from Brigham Young University and earned a PhD in business economics from the University of Chicago. He is married with four children.

Honors and Awards

  • Karl G. Maeser Research and Creative Arts Award , Brigham Young University (2019 - 2019)
  • Excellence in Refereeing Certificate 2014, Economics of Education Review (2014 - 2014)
  • Excellence in Refereeing Award 2013, American Economic Review (2013 - 2013)

Memberships

  • National Bureau of Economic Research (2018 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Editor, Associate Editor, Economic Inquiry (2013 - 2018)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Various Journals (2013 - 2013)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation (2011 - 2011)

Courses Taught

Publications

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Presentations

Lars John Lefgren Jeffrey Todd Denning John Christian vom Lehn
Lars John Lefgren
Olga Bogach Stoddard Lars John Lefgren David P Sims
Lars John Lefgren David P Sims Frank McIntyre
Lars John Lefgren David P Sims Frank McIntyre