• Mary Julia and George R. Jordan, Jr. Professor of Public Policy
  • Professor of Economics
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  • Jonathan Meer is the Mary Julia and George R. Jordan, Jr. Professor of Public Policy at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on charitable giving and the economics of education. His recent work examines whether fundraising creates new giving, how Teach for America teachers impact college-going among low-income students, and how the interaction between teacher and student gender affects student performance. He is a Private Enterprise Research Center professor and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.