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Pawel Janas
Office: 135 Baxter Hall
Mail Code: MC 228-77
Phone: (626) 395-1841
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Pawel Janas

Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A, B.S., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2016; M.S., 2016; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2022. Caltech, 2022-.
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Pawel Janas is an economic historian with research interests in finance and urban economics. He studies the consequences of financial crises on governments and households, focusing on local public goods, education, and long-run growth. In his research, he uncovers and digitizes large historical datasets and uses quantitative methods to answer important empirical questions. His dissertation explored the impact of the Great Depression on U.S. cities and school districts. Janas holds degrees in economics and applied mathematics from the University of Colorado Boulder (BA, BS, MS '16) and finance from Northwestern University (PhD '22).

Research Summary
Economic History; Finance; Urban Economics
Caltech Affiliations
  • The Ronald and Maxine Linde Institute of Economic and Management Sciences

Featured News

A Conversation with Pawel Janas
October 21, 2022
Caltech’s new assistant professor of economics studies how local governments are affected by and respond to financial crises.
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