Drew Redman Academic Initiatives Administrator dredman@uchicago.edu As the Academic Initiatives Administrator, Drew performs a wide array of duties in support of CEHD research, strategic, and administrative initiatives. Drew received a B.A. in Art History and a B.B.A. in Management from the University of Oklahoma. He plans to pursue a master’s degree in the Humanities at the University of Chicago, focusing on art history and curatorial studies. Previous to his role at CEHD, Drew worked with the University of Chicago Press, Kimbell Art Museum, and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
Frontiers in Economic Analysis with Genetic Data is a conference organized by BRIDGE (BRInging Data on Genetics to Economics) and sponsored by the Center for the Economics of Human Development (CEHD) at the University of Chicago, and the National Institute on Aging as the funder of the Research Network on the Determinants of Life Course Capabilities and Outcomes. Genetic data are becoming commonly available in many social science datasets. These data open new avenues for economists to explore long-standing questions related to intergenerational linkages, factors that shape health and human capital outcomes, and heterogeneous responses to policy change, among others. Our organization has several objectives. First, we hope to introduce genetic data and methods from statistical genetics to economists not already familiar with these topics. Second, by highlighting cutting-edge applications, we want to explore the potential for genetic data to enable progress in the study of core questions in applied economics. Finally, by putting statistical geneticists and genoeconomists in conversation with a broad range of economists, we seek to understand how the tools of economics can be used to better understand and interpret molecular genetic findings.