Dr. Douglas Webber, who is legally blind, is an associate professor of economics at Temple University and a senior economist on the Federal Reserve Board. He earned a Bachelor's of Science in mathematics and a Bachelor's of Arts in economic from the University of Florida as well as a Master's and PhD in economics from Cornell University. After serving on the US Census Bureau for two years, Douglas began working in academia at Temple University in 2012.
Research and publications
Douglas's research focuses on the economics of labor and higher education. His work as appeared in publications such as the Journal of Labor Economics, the Journal of Human Resources, the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and several other scholarly publications. He is a co-editor at the Economics of Education Review, and he has testified before congress on the subject of college reforms. Check out Douglas on Google Scholar to see all of his publications.
Watch his testimony to the US House Committee on Education and Labor in 2019 below: