Nicholas Martens

fields

Labor, Urban, Public, and Spatial Economics

education

University of California, Los Angeles

Doctor of Philosophy, Economics
Master of Arts, Economics

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Philosophy, Politics & EconomicsHighest Honors in Economics

employment

University of California, Los Angeles

Research Assistant, Patrick Kennedy (Economics)

University of Chicago

Research Professional, Evan Rose (Economics)

University of Michigan

Research Assistant, Dean Yang (Economics)
Research Assistant, Robert Manduca (Sociology)
Research Assistant, Edie Goldenberg (Political Science)
Research Associate, William Frey (Population Studies Center)

Brookings Institution

Research Intern, Workforce of the Future Initiative

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Research Assistant, Place-Based Research Initiative

under revision

Plugging the [Brain] Drain: Evidence from LinkedIn Profiles of College Graduates

working papers

Beyond Published Tables: Generating and Validating Custom Census Tract Demographics for Policy AnalysisJoint with Kathleen Bolter and Zach Brown

publications

Can Anyone Learn to Code? A Qualitative Study of Place-Based Information Technology Training ProgramsJoint with Kathleen BolterEconomic Development Quarterly, 39(1): 37-48

presentations

Population Association of America Annual Meeting (Poster Session)
University of Michigan, Population Association of America Annual Meeting (Flash Session)

awards and fellowships

University of California, Los Angeles

First-Year Departmental Fellowship

NextGenPop

PAA Travel Award
PAA Travel Award
Population Research Fellowship

University of Michigan

Highest Honors in Economics
Harold Osterweil Memorial Prize (Most socially conscious economics majors)
John E. Parker Memorial Prize (Outstanding undergraduate writing in labor economics)
Sweetland Undergraduate Writing Prize (Top undergraduate social science paper)
James B. Angell Scholar

Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center

Mu Alpha Theta Award

affiliations

California Center for Population Research
Population Association of America
United Autoworkers Local 4811