Farah Mallah

Farah Mallah

I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. My research is in applied microeconomics, with a focus on labor economics and the economics of education. I study economic and racial segregation across neighborhoods and schools; how segregation is shaped by housing and school policies, and its impact on students’ educational outcomes and economic mobility. Using descriptive, quasi-experimental, and experimental methods, I seek to identify and address the mechanisms driving persistent inequality. My recent research projects have been supported by the Russell Sage Foundation, Stone Program in Wealth Distribution, Inequality, and Social Policy at Harvard and Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, and featured in the Harvard Ed. Magazine Fall 2024 issue here.

Previously, I worked as a Research Analyst in the Education and Crime Labs at the University of Chicago and was a middle school mathematics teacher. I hold a Ph.D from Harvard University, an Ed.M. in International Education Policy from Harvard and a B.Sc. in Economics from Georgetown University.