3085 Jenkins Nanovic Hall University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 |
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hdownes@nd.edu |
PhD Candidate
The University of Notre Dame
I am a PhD candidate and applied microeconomist in the Economics Department at the University of Notre Dame. I am interested in labor economics, public economics, and economic demography, with applications in both historical and contemporary settings.
I am on the job market during the 2024-2025 academic year. My Job Market Paper explores how the rise of organized labor shaped economic and demographic outcomes during the American Baby Boom.
I have worked as a Research Associate at the Wilson-Sheehan Lab for Economics Opportunities, and in 2023-2024 I was a Graduate Fellow of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. My work has been supported by the Economic History Association and the Smith Richardson Foundation.
PhD, Economics (expected 2025)
University of Notre Dame
MA, Economics (2020)
University of Notre Dame
BA, Economics, Political Science, and History (2015)
The University of Alabama