David Neumark is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine, where he co-directs the Center for Population, Inequality, and Policy. His research covers anti-poverty policies, discrimination, economic development programs, labor market networks, and numerous additional topics. He has published widely in economics journals and co-authored Minimum Wages with William Wascher (MIT Press, 2008). He has previously worked at the Federal Reserve Board, the University of Pennsylvania, Michigan State University, and the Public Policy Institute of California. He currently has research affiliations with the NBER, IZA, and CESifo.