Education
Economics, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Economics
External Links
Highlighted Publications
Howard, G. (2020). The Migration Accelerator: Labor Mobility, Housing, and Demand. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 12(4), 147-179. https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20180363
Howard, G., & Shao, H. (2026). The Dynamics of Internal Migration: A New Fact and its Implications. Review of Economic Studies. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdag049
Howard, G., & Liebersohn, J. (2025). How Regional Inequality and Migration Drive Housing Prices and Rents. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 39(3), 3-26.
Recent Publications
Howard, G. (2026). JUE insight: Moving cost magnitudes in moving cost models. Journal of Urban Economics, 151, Article 103827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2025.103827
Howard, G., & Shao, H. (2026). The Dynamics of Internal Migration: A New Fact and its Implications. Review of Economic Studies. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdag049
Howard, G., Oh, N., & Weinstein, R. (2026). The Effect of HBCUs on Local Social Mobility. IZA Discussion Paper Series, (18402). https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18402
Howard, G., & Liebersohn, J. (2025). How Regional Inequality and Migration Drive Housing Prices and Rents. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 39(3), 3-26.
Howard, G. (2024). A Check for Rational Inattention. Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1086/727556