W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Brad Hershbein's work experience includes positions at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. At the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, they served as Deputy Director of Research, Senior Economist, and Economist from 2012 to the present. Brad was also a Visiting Fellow at The Hamilton Project from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, they worked as a Research Associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston from 2003 to 2006.
Brad Hershbein completed their Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Harvard University from 1999 to 2003. Subsequently, they pursued their Master of Arts in an unspecified field at the University of Michigan from 2006 to 2008. Brad further enhanced their academic qualifications by earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Michigan between 2006 and 2012.
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
The Upjohn Institute is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit organization that provides research, practice and policy analysis on employment and unemployment issues. Our research focuses on labor market developments that threaten the livelihood and well-being of workers and the policies and programs designed to reduce those threats and mitigate hardships caused by job loss. We also house the Employment Management Services Division, the administrative entity for the local Workforce Development Board, administering all of the federal and state employment programs for southwest part of Michigan.