Derek Neal

Derek Neal
EducationUniversity of Virginia
Known forResearch on racial wage inequality and education accountability systems
Awards
  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (1998)
  • Fellow, Society of Labor Economists (2008)
  • H. Gregg Lewis Prize (2000)
Scientific career
FieldsLabor economics, education economics
WorkplacesUniversity of Chicago

Derek Neal is an American labor economist and the William C. Norby Professor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. His research concerns labor economics, racial inequality, education policy, and criminal justice.

Education

Neal received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1992 and earned his M.A. in Economics from the same institution in 1987.

Academic career

Neal joined the University of Chicago faculty in 1991. He has held appointments as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor, and in 2022 was named William C. Norby Professor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics. He is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Neal has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Labor Economics (2001–2007) and as Editor of the Journal of Political Economy (2008–2014).

Publications

Books

  • Information, Incentives, and Education Policy (Harvard University Press, 2018) ISBN 9780674050907

Selected papers

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Derek Neal". University of Chicago Department of Economics. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Derek Neal CV" (PDF). University of Chicago. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Derek Neal". National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Past Fellows". Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  5. ↑ "Past Presidents". Midwest Economics Association. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Fellows". Society of Labor Economists. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  7. ↑ "H. Gregg Lewis Prize". Society of Labor Economists. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  8. ↑ "Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching". University of Chicago. Retrieved 2026-02-23.