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Jesse D. Levin, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Jesse D. Levin, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at AIR, where he has been involved in a number of projects investigating educational finance and adequacy. Currently, Dr. Levin serves as the Deputy Project Director on the New York Adequacy Study, whose objective is to define and cost out the resources necessary to provide an adequate education for students enrolled in New York public schools.

In addition, he recently served as the principal research analyst for the expenditure analysis component of the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS). The analysis examines the expenditures for, and potential benefits of, early intervention service provided to children under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA) .

Prior to joining AIR, Dr. Levin served as an Economic Researcher for the Institute for Research of Schooling, Labor Market and Economic Development (SCHOLAR) in the Netherlands, a priority program of the Dutch National Science Foundation. Published versions of his research have appeared as articles in peer-reviewed journals, books and magazines.

In addition, he has presented extensively at international conferences and workshops. Aside from his research activities at AIR he also serves as a referee for Economics of Education Review. Dr. Levin received his Ph.D from the University of Amsterdam and the Tinbergen Institute in 2002 where he specialized in the economics of education, labor economics and applied microeconomics/econometrics.