Peter Hull
Professor of Economics
Brown University
About
I'm an applied microeconomist specializing in causal inference, econometrics, and public policy. My research focuses on developing new tools to robustly estimate causal effects in non-experimental data, measure institutional quality in education and healthcare, and test for inequity in high-stakes decisions.
Featured Research
Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement (QJE, 2025)
"Something Works" in U.S. Jails (QJE, 2025)
Race and the Mismeasure of School Quality (AER:I, 2024)
Nonrandom Exposure to Exogenous Shocks (ECMA, 2023)
Measuring Racial Discrimination in Bail Decisions (AER, 2022)
New Research
Estimating Demand with Recentered Instruments - New Working Paper
Optimal Formula Instruments - New Working Paper
Instrumental Variables in Randomized Trials - Just Published (NEJM:E)
Putting School Surveys to the Test - New Working Paper
Unwarranted Racial Disparity in U.S. Foster Care Placement - Revised Working Paper
Contact
Robinson Hall 102C, Brown University