I am an Assistant Professor in The Carter 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. My research examines how institutions, such as the child welfare system, affect vulnerable populations and especially children. To study these questions, my research employs quasi-experimental econometric techniques and linked administrative data from several states.
If you would like to get in touch with me, you can reach me at eggoldstein@gatech.edu
Research
The Intergenerational Persistence of Child Maltreatment
E. Jason Baron, Christopher Mills, Emily Putnam-Hornstein
Working Paper
Christian M. Connell, Ezra G. Goldstein, Ziyu Huang, Sarah A. Font
JAMA Health Forum, 2025
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
Prevalence and Treatment of Maternal Substance Use Disorder in Child Welfare
Ezra G. Goldstein, Sarah A. Font
JAMA Health Forum, 2025
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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