Justin Wolfers

Who is Justin Wolfers?

Justin James Michael Wolfers is an Australian economist and public policy scholar. He is professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan.

Wolfers moved to the University of Michigan as professor of economics and public policy beginning in fall 2012 with his partner, fellow economist Betsey Stevenson.

Prior to coming to the University of Michigan, Wolfers was associate professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a contributor to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and an editor of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Wolfers' research has explored the economics of sports, sports betting, prediction markets and the family. In 2007, he was named in David Leonhardt's New York Times column as one of 13 young economists who were the future of economics.

Wolfers holds a Ph.D. in Economics and an A.M in Economics, both from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney. Justin attended James Ruse Agricultural High School.