Marcus Casey, Second Vice President

Marcus Casey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is also a Nonresident Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. He was elected 2nd Vice President of the Midwest Economics Association in March 2025. Marcus was previously appointed as an inaugural David M. Rubenstein Fellow from 2018 to 2020 and a scholar affiliate of the Future of Middle Class Initiative, where he directed the Automation and the Middle Class theme. His research focus lies at the intersection of urban, labor, and public economics, focusing primarily on neighborhood sorting and change dynamics; amenity valuation in housing markets; social interactions; segregation; inequality; technology and local labor market dynamics; and education.