Jonathan Leslie

PhD Candidate in Economics - Indiana University

Welcome to my website!  I am a PhD candidate in Economics at Indiana University Bloomington.  I apply empirical, machine learning, and structural modeling methods in order to estimate economic outcomes, perform policy analysis via simulation, and quantify corresponding implications.  

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My existing research has proceeded along two different tracks:

1. Applying advancements in machine learning and AI techniques within economic settings 

2. Developing structural life-cycle models to use as laboratories to study the aggregate, distributional, and welfare implications of public policies and modern socio-economic trends

Fields of Interests:

• Macroeconomics, Mathematical and Quantitative Methods, Health and Demographics, Economic Geography