Jens Ludwig
Jens Ludwig is the McCormick Foundation Professor at the University of Chicago, directing the University of Chicago Crime Lab.
He serves as a non-resident senior fellow at Brookings Institution and NBER research associate, co-directing the economics of crime working group.
His research spans urban poverty, education, crime, and housing policy, including evaluating Moving to Opportunity and Head Start programs.
Ludwig co-authored influential gun violence research, including studies on the Brady Act and underground gun markets, plus books like Gun Violence: The Real Costs.
He received his economics PhD from Duke University and won APPAM's David N. Kershaw Prize in 2006.
