Jonathan Tebes is an assistant research professor in the economics department at the University of Notre Dame and the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO). He works primarily on topics in labor economics related to economic mobility and racial inequality. His research aims to uncover policies and social programs that can disrupt the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Some of the questions he's explored include how the end of stop-and-frisk policing affected neighborhood crime and high school dropout rates, whether intensive mentorship can improve the life trajectory of students at risk of dropping out of high school, whether paying off large unexpected expenses can prevent a debt-based poverty trap, and whether intensive case management coupled with small financial incentives can help low-income residents find a sustainable pathway out of poverty. John received his PhD in economics from Harvard University and his B.S. from M.I.T.