Bio
Dr. Nathan Wozny earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University in 2010. He joined Mathematica Policy Research as a Research Economist conducting program evaluation studies for the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Education, and other organizations. In 2012, he joined the faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he teaches courses in economic data analysis and public sector economics.
During his tenure at the Academy, Dr. Wozny served as a Senior Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and a Guest Researcher at the Institute for Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. At the Academy, he also served as the Associate Director of the Office of Labor and Economic Analysis and as the Chair of the Institutional Review Board. Dr. Wozny was selected as the 2015 Outstanding Academy Educator for his department, the 2016 Heiser Award winner for the Humanities and Social Sciences Divisions, and the 2016 Martinson Award winner for the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Dr. Wozny’s research interests include topics in applied microeconomics such as labor, education, and program evaluation. He has published his work in peer-reviewed journals including the Review of Economics and Statistics and the Journal of Human Resources and has authored numerous reports on military personnel, labor, and education policy.
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University (2010)
Master of Arts, Economics, Princeton University (2007)
Bachelor of Science, Physics, California Institute of Technology (2003)
Professional Experience
Professor, Department of Economics & Geosciences, U.S. Air Force Academy (2020-present)
Associate Director, Office of Labor and Economic Analysis, U.S. Air Force Academy (2021-2024)
Chair, Institutional Review Board, U.S. Air Force Academy (2020-2021)
Associate Professor, Department of Economics & Geosciences, U.S. Air Force Academy (2015-2020)
Guest Researcher, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics & Geosciences, U.S. Air Force Academy (2012-2015)
Senior Economist, Council of Economic Advisers (2014)
Research Economist, Mathematica Policy Research (2010-2012)
Honors & Awards
Research grant to support Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness ($160,000) (2024-2025)
Research grant to support Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness ($106,000) (2021-2022)
Research grant to support Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness ($90,000) (2018-2019)
Martinson Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, U.S. Air Force Academy (2016)
William H. Heiser Award (student-selected teaching award), U.S. Air Force Academy (2016)
Outstanding Academy Educator (faculty-selected teaching award), U.S. Air Force Academy (2015)
Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Award ($4,684) (2014)
Research grant to support Force Management Policy Division, U.S. Air Force ($50,000) (2013-2014)
Claiborn Award (for writing), Department of Economics and Geosciences, U.S. Air Force Academy (2013)
Research grant to support Force Management Policy Division, U.S. Air Force ($60,000) (2012-2013)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Labor economics
Economics of education
Program evaluation
Military personnel management
Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Albert, Aaron and Nathan Wozny. 2024. “The Impact of Academic Probation: Do Intensive Interventions Help?” Journal of Human Resources, 59:3 (852-878).
Albert, Aaron and Nathan Wozny. 2023. “Income variation and excess sensitivity of goods-intensive leisure.” Labour Economics, 81.
Mansour, Hani, Daniel I. Rees, Bryson Rintala, and Nathan Wozny. 2022. “The Effects of Professor Gender on the Post-Graduation Outcomes of Female Students.” Industrial and Labor Relations Review 75:3 (693-715).
Maxwell, Nan and Nathan Wozny. 2021. “Gender Gaps in Time Use and Earnings: What's Norms Got to Do With It?” Journal of Labor Research 42 (56-77).
Wozny, Nathan, Cary Balser, and Drew Ives. 2018. “Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials in Education.” AEA Papers and Proceedings 108 (307-311).
Wozny, Nathan, Cary Balser, and Drew Ives. 2018. “Evaluating the Flipped Classroom: a Randomized Controlled Trial.” Journal of Economic Education 49:2 (115-129).
Maxwell, Nan and Nathan Wozny. “Understanding the Probability of a Disability Resulting from Work-Related Injuries.” 2015. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 57:11 (1236-1243).
Allcott, Hunt and Nathan Wozny. 2014. “Gasoline Prices, Fuel Economy, and the Energy Paradox.” Review of Economics and Statistics 96:5 (779-795).
Rothstein, Jesse, and Nathan Wozny. 2013. “Permanent Income and the Black-White Test Score Gap.” Journal of Human Resources 48:3 (510-544).
Other Reports and Publications
Office of Labor and Economic Analysis. 2024. “Social Support and Harmful Behaviors in the Department of the Air Force.” Report submitted to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
Office of Labor and Economic Analysis. 2023. “Economic Analysis of the Space Force Personnel Management Act.” Report submitted to the U.S. Congress to fulfill requirement of Senate Report 117-130 to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023.
Benson, Cassandra, Heidi Tucholski, and Nathan Wozny. 2022. “Blended Retirement System Retention Analysis: Early Results from Matching.” Report submitted to the U.S. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Office of Labor and Economic Analysis.
Wozny, Nathan. 2019. “Blended Retirement System Retention Analysis: Data and Methodology Development.” Report submitted to the U.S. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. U.S. Air Force Academy, CO.
Joffrion, Justin and Nathan Wozny. 2015. “Military Retention Incentives: Evidence from the Air Force Selective Reenlistment Bonus.” Upjohn Institute Working Paper 15-226. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/wp15-226
Wozny, Nathan, Justin Joffrion, Nick Mastronardi, Katherine Silz-Carson, and Scott Carrell. “Impact of the Air Force Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program on Retention.” 2013. Report submitted to the U.S. Department of the Air Force, Force Management Policy (AF/A1P). U.S. Air Force Academy, CO.
Maxwell, Nan, Albert Liu, Nathan Wozny, and Caroline Francis. 2013. “Addressing Return-to-Work Issues in the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act with Administrative Data.” Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research.
Fox, Mary Kay, Elizabeth Condon, Mary Kay Crepinsek, Katherine Niland, Denise Mercury, Sarah Forrestal, Charlotte Cabili, Vanessa Oddo, Anne Gordon, Nathan Wozny, and Alexandra Killewald. 2012. “School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study-IV: Volume I: School Foodservice Operations, School Environments, and Meals Offered and Served.” Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis.
Schochet, Peter Z., Ron D’Amico, Jillian Berk, and Nathan Wozny. 2012. “The Impacts of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program on Participants’ Outcomes” and “Methodological Notes on the Impact Analysis.” Reports submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
Clarkwest, Andrew, Andrea Mraz Esposito, Nathan Wozny, Ji-Hyeun Kwon-Min, and Chelsea Swete. 2012. “Analysis of State UI Policies in Support of Efforts to Reduce Work Search Improper Payments.” Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research.
Wozny, Nathan, Andrea Mraz Esposito, Andrew Clarkwest, Chelsea Swete, and Ji-Hyeun Kwon-Min. 2012. “Recommendations to OUI in Support of Efforts to Reduce Work Search Improper Payments.” Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research.