Research Associate,
Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research Program 
American Institutes for Research
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
MHansen@air.org

Ph.D., Economics, University of Washington
Curriculum Vitae
Expertise: teacher incentives, teacher quality, labor contracts

Biography

Michael Hansen is currently a Research Associate with the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research Program at the American Institutes for Research and an affiliated researcher with CALDER. His research interests include the economics of education, applied microeconomics, and labor economics.

Prior to the American Institutes for Research, Dr. Hansen worked as a Research Associate at the Urban Institute and a Research Assistant with the Center on Reinventing Public Education in Seattle. Recently Dr. Hansen was a finalist in National Council on Teacher Quality Research Competition.

Dr. Hansen has completed research on value-added measurement, district-level contract choice for teachers, and national board certification and license testing for teachers.  He holds an  Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Washington.