John M. Abowd
John Abowd | |
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| Born | December 22, 1951 |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
| Relatives | Gregory Abowd |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics Econometrics Labour economics |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Doctoral advisor | Arnold Zellner |
John Maron Abowd (born December 22, 1951) is an American economist who has served as the Edmund Ezra Day Professor Emeritus of Economics, Statistics, and Data Science since 2021. From 2016 to 2022, he served as Associate Director for Research and Methodology and Chief Scientist at the United States Census Bureau.
At Cornell, Abowd has taught and conducted research since 1987, including seven years on the faculty of the Johnson Graduate School of Management. Abowd is best known for his contributions in the field of labor economics, and in particular his work in creating, disseminating, and using longitudinal employee-employer matched data.