Dr. Michael Kofoed
Assistant Professor of Economics, United States Military Academy in West Point
Education Policy Speaker Series
Dr. Michael Kofoed
Assistant Professor of Economics, United States Military Academy in West Point
DATE: October 30, 2019, 1:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Marshall Adams Hall, Koo Room
Dr. Michael Kofoed is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. His research focuses on the economics of education including the effects of financial aid on student and institution decision making and the influence of peers and mentors on college students. Topics include for-profit universities, the Pell Grant and FAFSA, the Post 9-11 GI Bill, and the Affordable Care Act. His papers have been published in Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Health Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy, and Research in Higher Education. In the popular press, Dr. Kofoed’s research was cited in the Wall Street Journal, Inside Higher Education, Money Magazine, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Vox’s The Weeds Podcast, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Dr. Kofoed holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Georgia, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Weber State University.
