I am an Assistant Professor in The School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech and a Faculty Affiliate with the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network at Penn State.
I am an applied economist specializing in public economics and public policy that affects vulnerable populations, especially children. To study these questions, my research employs quasi-experimental econometric techniques and linked administrative data.
Currently, I am working on questions focusing on how family structure impacts children's long-run outcomes and on critical issues in child welfare systems.
Currently, I am working on questions focusing on how family structure impacts children's long-run outcomes and on critical issues in child welfare systems.
If you would like to get in touch with me, you can reach me at eggoldstein@gatech.edu
Research
Christian M. Connell, Ezra G. Goldstein, Ziyu Huang, Sarah A. Font
Prevalence and Treatment of Maternal Substance Use Disorder in Child Welfare
Ezra G. Goldstein, Sarah A. Font
Revise and Resubmit, JAMA Health Forum
Do Foster Youth Face Harsher Juvenile Justice Outcomes?
Christian M. Connell, Sarah A. Font, Ezra G. Goldstein, Reeve Kennedy, Allison E. Kurpiel
Criminology and Public Policy, 2025
A Mighty Toll: Mine Accidents and the Long-Run Effect of Losing a Father Among Sons
Ezra G. Goldstein
Accepted, Journal of Human Resources, 2025 Jan 8
Communication Costs in Science: Evidence from the National Science Foundation Network
Ezra G. Goldstein
Industrial and Corporate Change, 2023
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Teaching
Awards and Honors
Thomas S. McCaleb Award for Excellence in Upper Division Economic Education
For instruction in Analysis of Economic Data, Summer 2020
Bartlett Fellowship for Excellence in Economic Education
For instruction in Principles of Macroeconomics, Summer 2018