Patrick McEwan

Patrick J. McEwan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Wellesley College. He previously taught in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

Professor McEwan's research focuses on the economics of education, applied econometrics, and education policy in Latin America. He has evaluated education policies ranging from class size reduction to private school vouchers in numerous countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Uruguay. His research has been published in a wide range of economics and education journals, as well as three books. He has consulted on education policy and evaluation at the Inter-American Development Bank, the RAND Corporation, UNESCO, the World Bank, and the ministries of education of several countries. 

He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2000 and his B.A. (summa cum laude) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994.

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Profile last updated: 8/07