HHB welcomes David Newhouse - Labor Economist of the Labor Markets Team at the World Bank's Social Protection unit - as a HHB Fellow.

Dr. Newhouse has led the unit's work on tracking the labor market impacts of the financial crisis, and has also contributed to the design of impact evaluations for youth employment programs. He first joined the World Bank in August 2007, based in Jakarta, and co-led the Indonesian Jobs Report. Prior to that, he worked for three years as a consultant in the Poverty and Social Impact Analysis unit of the IMF, and two years in the consumer protection division of the Federal Trade Commission. David holds a PhD from Cornell University, and has published several articles on diverse topics related to education, health, and labor economics. He is also a Research Fellow at IZA since January 2011.