About

I'm an applied microeconomist specializing in causal inference, econometrics, and public policy. My research focuses on developing new methods 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

1. Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement (QJE, 2025)

2. "Something Works" in U.S. Jails (QJE, 2025)

3. Race and the Mismeasure of School Quality (AER:I, 2024)

4. Nonrandom Exposure to Exogenous Shocks (ECMA, 2023)

5. Measuring Racial Discrimination in Bail Decisions (AER, 2022)

New Research

1. Unwarranted Racial Disparity in U.S. Foster Care Placement - Just Accepted (JPAM)

2. Estimating Demand with Recentered Instruments - New Working Paper

3. Optimal Formula Instruments - New Working Paper

4. Instrumental Variables in Randomized Trials - Just Published (NEJM:E)

5. Putting School Surveys to the Test - New Working Paper

Contact

peter_hull@brown.edu

Robinson Hall 102C, Brown University