Jonathan Gruber (economist)
| Jonathan Gruber | |
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Gruber testifies before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2014.
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| Born | September 30, 1965 |
| Nationality | American |
| Institution | MIT |
| Field | Health economics |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University (PhD, 1992) MIT (BSc, 1987) |
| Doctoral advisor |
Lawrence F. Katz |
| Doctoral students |
Susan Dynarski Amy Finkelstein |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Jonathan Holmes Gruber (born September 30, 1965) is an American professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has taught since 1992. He is also the director of the Health Care Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he is a research associate. An associate editor of both the Journal of Public Economics and the Journal of Health Economics, Gruber has been heavily involved in crafting public health policy.
He has been described as a key architect of both the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform, sometimes referred to as "Romneycare", and the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as the "ACA" and "Obamacare". He became the focus of a media and political firestorm in late 2014 when videos surfaced in which he made controversial statements about the legislative process, marketing strategies, and public perception surrounding the passage of the ACA.
Gruber was born on September 30, 1965, the son of Martin Jay Gruber and Ellie Gruber. His father is Professor Emeritus of Finance at the New York University Stern School of Business, having taught there for more than 40 years. Jonathan Gruber was raised in the New York suburb of Ridgewood, New Jersey. He completed his BS in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987 and his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1992, with a thesis titled Changes in the Structure of Employer-Provided Health Insurance.
Gruber began his career as an assistant professor of economics at MIT in 1992. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Gruber's research has focused on public finance and health economics.
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