Background
Katz, Lawrence R. was born on June 27, 1959 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Katz, Lawrence R. was born on June 27, 1959 in Washington, District of Columbia.
University of Rochester (Bachelor of Arts, 1981. Master of Science, Public Policy Analysis, 1982). Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (Juris Doctor, 1987).
Staff Member, William and Mary Law Review, 1986-1987.
He served as the chief economist at the United States. Department of Labor from 1993 to 1994 under Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s then Secretary of Labor. Katz has been editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics since 1991. He also serves as the Principal Investigator for the long-term evaluation of the "Moving to Opportunity", a randomized housing mobility experiment.
Katz serves on the Panel of Economic Advisers of the Congressional Budget Office as well as on the Boards of the Russell Sage Foundation and the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation.
Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.