Tyler Ransom

I am an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma, a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), and a Fellow at Global Labor Organization (GLO). I received my PhD in Economics from Duke University in 2015, where I specialized in dynamic models of human capital accumulation.

My research focuses on labor economics, economics of education, urban economics, and applications of machine learning. I have published extensively in leading economics journals, including the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Labor Economics, the Journal of Human Resources, and the Journal of Econometrics. My recent work has examined college admissions practices, educational inequality, and human capital development. I also serve as an Associate Editor of the Annals of Economics and Statistics and Economics of Education Review.

At OU, I direct the Economics BA/MA Program and teach courses in econometrics, data science, and economics of education at both undergraduate and graduate levels. My contributions to research and teaching were recognized with the 2022 Irene Rothbaum Outstanding Assistant Professor Award from the OU Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences. My research has had significant policy impact and has been featured in major media outlets including the New York Times, The Economist, The Atlantic, and The Guardian.

I bring strong technical expertise to my research, with proficiency in Matlab, Stata, R, Julia, Python, LaTeX, Shell/Bash, SLURM, and Git. I also have advanced proficiency in Japanese and beginning knowledge of Korean and German.