Stephen Trejo's primary research focus is in the field of labor economics, with a focus on immigration. He has examined the response of labor market participants to the incentives created by market opportunities, government policies and the institutional environment. Specific research topics he has studied include the economic effects of overtime pay regulation; the impact of labor unions on compensation, employment and work schedules; immigrant labor market experiences and welfare recipiency; and the relative economic status and intergenerational progress of Mexican Americans.
Ph.D.
in Economics, University of Chicago, 1988
M.A.
in Economics, University of Chicago, 1983
B.A.
in Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981
labor economics; immigration; response to market and policy changes; institutional environment; hispanic workforce; overtime pay; labor unions; employment; immigrant labor; welfare
Member,
Panel to study immigrant integration, National Academy of Sciences (2014 - 2015)
Coeditor,
Journal of Human Resources (2013 - Present)
Associate Editor,
Journal of Human Capital (2013 - Present)
Member,
Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Research Technical Working Group, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2013 - Present)
Mentor,
Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics, Duke University (2011 - 2015)
Member,
Hispanic Research Work Group, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2011 - 2014)
Member,
Population Sciences Subcommittee for reviewing grant applications, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2008 - 2012)
Research Fellow,
Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration, University College London (2006 - Present)
National Associate,
National Academies (2003 - Present)
Member,
Panel to study U.S. hispanics, National Academy of Sciences (2003 - 2005)
Research Fellow,
IZA Institute for the Study of Labor (2000 - Present)
Member,
committee to study the consequences of health uninsurance, Institute of Medicine (2000 - 2003)
Member,
Committee on the status of minority groups in the economic profession, American Economic Association (1998 - 2003)
Academic Achievement Award
- American Society of Hispanic Economists (2012)
Service Appreciation Award
- Department of Economics, UT Austin (2009 - 2010)
