#  Matthew Jacob 

 



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Welcome! I am a PhD candidate in Public Policy (Economics Track) at the Harvard Kennedy School. My research interests are in public and labor economics, with a focus on housing, economic mobility and social capital

I am an [NBER Graduate Fellow](https://www.nber.org/programs-projects/projects-and-centers/fellowships-consumer-financial-management/graduate-student-fellowships-consumer-financial-management-fellows) in Consumer Financial Management, a [Meyer Fellow](https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/previous-meyer-fellows) at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, a Contingent Worker in the Central Applied Science Team at Meta, and a Graduate Affiliate at [Opportunity Insights](https://opportunityinsights.org/).

#### **Please visit my personal website here:** <https://matthewjacob.github.io/>