Noam Yuchtman

Education
PhD, Economics, Harvard University
BA, Economics, Williams College
Positions Held
At Haas since 2010
External Service and Assignments
Editorial boards: Economic Journal, Explorations in Economic History, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of the European Economic Association
Current Research and Interests
- Political behavior - Educational institutions, human capital and historical development - Labor market institutions and contract enforcement - Law and economics - Political institutions - Social interactions

Selected Papers and Publications
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“Curriculum and Ideology,” forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy (joint with Davide Cantoni, Yuyu Chen, David Y. Yang, and Y. Jane Zhang)

• “The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study,” American Economic Review, 106(3), 778–806 (joint with David J. Deming, Amira Abulafi, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz)

• “Understanding Mechanisms Underlying Peer Effects: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Financial Decisions,” Econometrica, 82(4), 1273–1301 (joint with Leonardo Bursztyn, Florian Ederer, and Bruno Ferman)

• “Medieval Universities, Legal Institutions, and the Commercial Revolution,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(2), 823–887 (joint with Davide Cantoni)

• “Coercive Contract Enforcement: Law and the Labor Market in 19th Century Industrial Britain,” American Economic Review, 103(1), 107–144 (joint with Suresh Naidu)

Honors and Awards
- Schwabacher Fellowship, 2015 - Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching; PhD Program, Haas School of Business, 2012-2013 - Quarterly Journal of Economics Excellence in Refereeing Award, 2011, 2012 - Russell Sage Foundation Small Grant in Behavioral Economics, 2012 - Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation Research Grant, Haas School of Business, 2011-2012 - Roger L. Martin Fellowship, 2009 - Thomas Cochran Fellowship, 2008 - Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, 2008 - Economic History Association Travel and Data Grant, 2008 - Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. Travel Fellowship, 2008 - Harvard Center for American Political Studies Graduate Seed Grant, 2007 - Harvard University Graduate Fellowship, 2005 – 2007 - Beinecke Scholarship, 2004 – 2008