Overview
Krzysztof Karbownik is an economist (Emory University; was at Northwestern University when the Autor et al. 2019 paper was written) working on child development, education, and health economics. He uses large-scale administrative data to study how early-life conditions shape educational and health outcomes.
Key Contributions / Features
- Co-authored Autor, Figlio, Karbownik, Roth, and Wasserman (2019, AEJ Applied): Documented that family disadvantage disproportionately widens the boy-girl gap in behavioral and educational outcomes, with postnatal social mechanisms confirmed via birthweight falsification. See Gender Gap in Educational Outcomes.
- Co-authored Figlio, Guryan, Karbownik, and Roth (2014, AER): Established lasting effects of poor neonatal health on children's cognitive development using the Florida administrative data linkage.
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