Purdue Krannert School of Management logo

Kevin J. Mumford

Kevin J. Mumford, Associate Professor of Economics, Purdue University Associate Professor of Economics
Kozuch Director of the Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE)

Department of Economics | Krannert Building | Office 311
403 W State Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907-2056
(765) 496-6773 | mumford@purdue.edu

Professor Mumford studies the effects of public policy in a variety of areas including education, taxation, labor market regulation, and personal finance. He advocates for the official measurement of comprehensive wealth by governments as opposed to attempts to directly measure happiness. His research is published in some of the top economic outlets including the American Economic Review, the Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Journal of Econometrics.

Professor Mumford joined the Department of Economics at Purdue University in 2007 and was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in 2014. He serves as the Kozuch Director of the Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE) and previously served as Director of Undergraduate Programs in Economics. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Economics from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics from Brigham Young University.


Download CV




Working Papers


Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles


Resting Papers