Michael D. Steinberger

Associate Professor of Economics; On leave for the 2024-2025 academic year
  • Expertise

    Expertise

    Michael Steinberger鈥檚 fields of research are Labor Economics, Macroeconomics and Political Economy.  His research has looked at gender, racial and sexual-orientation wage and hour differentials, income inequality and wage dispersion, and returns to college education. In 2010, his research showing the impact of the estate tax on same-sex couples was cited in the U.S. District Court decision that overturned Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriages in California, as unconstitutional.

    Research Interests

    • College Entrance and Graduation
    • College Wage Premium
    • Gender and Sexual Orientation Labor Supply and Wage Gaps
    • Income Inequality and Wage Dispersion
    • Local Government Taxation and Expenditures
    • Poverty
    • Racial Pay Differentials
    • Returns to Education

    Areas of Expertise

    ECONOMICS

    • Labor Economics
    • Macroeconomics
    • Economics of Education
    • Political Economy
  • Work

    Work

    鈥淟abor Supply Differences Between Married Heterosexual Women and Partnered Lesbians: A Semi-Parametric Decomposition Approach鈥 (with Heather Antecol) Economic Inquiry. (2013)

    鈥淓mpirical Methods Used by Economist in the Analysis of International Immigration鈥 (with Fernando Lozano) Handbook of Research Methods in Migration, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. (2011)

    鈥淔ederal Estate Tax Disadvantages for Same-Sex Couples鈥 UCLA School of Law, Williams Institute Policy Report, November. (2009)

    鈥淭he Sexual Orientation Wage Gap: The Role of Occupational Sorting and Human Capital鈥 (with Heather Antecol and Anneke Jong). Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2008), 61(4), 518-543.

  • Education

    Education

    Ph.D.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Bachelor of Arts
    University of California, Berkeley

    Recent Courses Taught

    • Labor Economics
    • Macroeconomic Theory
    • Poverty & Income Distribution
    • Principles of Macroeconomics
    • Senior Seminar in Economics
  • Awards & Honors

    Awards & Honors

    麻豆影视, Wig Distinguished Professor Awards for Excellence in Teaching, 2008 & 2013

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Economics Fellowship Award, Sloan Dissertation Fellowship, 1999-2004

    University of California at Berkeley; Highest Honors: Economics, Political Science, Statistics, 1999; Statistics Department Citation Award, 1999

    Phi Beta Kappa; 1998