Bryan Stuart is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 2017 and joined George Washington University in August 2017. His research interests include labor, public, and urban economics, and economic history. His recent research examines the long-run effects of recessions on education and income, the role of birth town migration networks in historical U.S. mass migration episodes, and the role of social connectedness in reducing crime in U.S. cities.