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David J Deming

Danoff Dean of Harvard College; Professor · Harvard University

Danoff Dean of Harvard College and a professor of economics and public policy at Harvard. His research covers education, skills, labor markets and artificial intelligence.

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Published Quarterly Journal of Economics Online 30 Oct 2025 Published Jan 2026

Diversifying Society's Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges

Raj Chetty · David J Deming · John N Friedman

This paper studies why children from high-income families are more likely to attend Ivy-Plus colleges (Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, Duke, Chicago — 12 colleges total) and whether attending these …

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Career

2025 – present Danoff Dean of Harvard College, Harvard University
2025 – present William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Economics, Harvard University
2024 – 2025 Visiting Professor, Economics, MIT
2021 – present Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Harvard Kennedy School
2016 – 2020 Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
2011 – 2016 Assistant and Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education
2010 – 2011 Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Carnegie Mellon University

Editorial roles

Associate Editor Journal of Economic Perspectives2022–2025
Coeditor AEJ: Applied Economics2018–2021
Coeditor Journal of Human Resources2016–2017
Board of Editors AEJ: Economic Policy2016–2017

Research topics

Inequality Labor Markets Public Finance

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Raj Chetty John N Friedman

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