Cassandra Merritt

Cassandra Merritt is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at University of California, Davis. She is a labor economist with a focus in the economics of education. Her primary interests are oriented around the efficacy of schools and educational interventions in preparing students for further levels of schooling and for the changing landscape of work and labor markets. Her recent projects investigate the impact of innovations in secondary math education and college advising, largely in tandem with her work as team member of the California Education Lab. She also has joint work investigating the determinants of new and disappearing job titles across US commuting zones. Prior to UC Davis, Cassandra served as a field economist for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. She holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Business Economics from Hofstra University.