An economist at Duke University specializing in structural econometrics, labor economics, and education policy. Became central to affirmative action litigation by providing expert statistical analysis in the landmark SFFA v. Harvard case, demonstrating that Asian-American applicants faced systematic disadvantages in Harvard's admissions process.
Pioneered application of structural econometric models to admissions data; demonstrated statistically that race played a significant role in elite university admissions in ways inconsistent with stated holistic review; his models were central to the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling against race-conscious admissions.
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