Jennifer Hunt
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| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Microeconomic Analysis U.S. Department of the Treasury |
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In office March 17, 2013 – June 29, 2015 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Wes Yin |
| Chief Economist U.S. Department of Labor |
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In office January 28, 2013 – March 14, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Adriana Kugler |
| Succeeded by | Heidi Shierholz |
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| Born | 1965 (age 51–52) Sydney, Australia |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
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International School of Geneva (I.B.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B. Electrical Engineering) Harvard University (Ph.D. Economics) |
| Profession | Professor of Economics |
Jennifer Hunt is a Professor of Economics at Rutgers University. She previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Microeconomic Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury after serving a term as Chief Economist to the U.S. Secretary of Labor, serving under Acting Secretary Seth Harris and Secretary Thomas Perez. She is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She has done research in the areas of employment and unemployment policy, immigration, wage inequality, transition economics, crime and corruption. Her current research focuses on immigration and innovation in the United States, the U.S. science and engineering workforce, and the 2008-2009 recession in Germany. Her research on immigration has been cited by media in the context of immigration reform legislation, currently under consideration by the U.S. Congress.
Jennifer Hunt graduated from the International School of Geneva with an International Baccalaureate degree in 1983. She then studied electrical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a Scientiæ Baccalaureus in 1987. She then switched fields and studied economics at Harvard University, earning her Ph.D in 1992.
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