Ph.D. Candidate · Economics · UCLA
TJ Hedin
Labor Economics · Public Finance · Criminal Justice
I am a 6th year Ph.D. candidate in the economics department at UCLA and a student affiliate of the California Center for Population Research. My research interests are in labor economics, public finance, and the criminal justice system.
My work uses large administrative datasets to implement quasi-experimental research designs so we can better understand how public policies and institutions shape both economic and criminal-justice outcomes.
I will be on the 2026–2027 academic job market.
Job market paper: The Effect of Prosecution on Future Criminal BehaviorDraft coming soon