Alicia Sasser Modestino

Alicia Sasser Modestino is an Associate Professor with appointments in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Department of Economics at Northeastern University, where she also serves as the Research Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. Her current research focuses on labor and health economics, including changing skill requirements, youth development, healthcare, housing, and migration. Prior to joining Northeastern, Alicia was a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where she led numerous research projects on regional economic and policy issues.

Alicia received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University.

Alicia has served on the review boards of J-PAL's Social Policy Research Initiative and J-PAL North America's COVID Recovery and Resilience Initiative. She has also lectured at J-PAL training events.