Jonathan Meer joined the Salem for a Policy Lunch Seminar event for McCombs Faculty and PhD students. Jonathan Meer’s research focuses on charitable giving and the economics of education. His recent work examines whether fundraising creates new giving, how Teach for America teachers impact college-going among low-income students, and how the interaction between teacher and student gender affects student performance. He is a Private Enterprise Research Center professor and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Watch the coverage of the event here.