Kevin Rinz
Senior Research Economist
- BA,
- Economics and Mathematics,
- Northwestern University,
- 2010
- MA,
- Economics,
- University of Notre Dame,
- 2013
- PhD,
- Economics,
- University of Notre Dame,
- 2016
Kevin Rinz is a senior research economist in the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His primary research interests are local labor markets, policy evaluation, and healthcare labor markets.
Prior to joining the Bank in 2025, Dr. Rinz was a senior fellow and research advisor at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and an economist at the U.S. Census Bureau. He also served as a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisors and was a visiting scholar with the Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Dr. Rinz received his PhD in economics from the University of Notre Dame. He holds a BA in economics and mathematics from Northwestern and an MA in economics from the University of Notre Dame.
Featured Publications
- “The Earnings and Labor Supply of U.S. Physicians," Quarterly Journal of Economics 140(2), May 2025, 1243-1298 (with Joshua Gottlieb, Maria Polyakova, Hugh Shiplett, and Victoria Udalova)
- “Did Timing Matter? Life Cycle Differences in Effects of Exposure to the Great Recession," Journal of Labor Economics 40(3), July 2022, 703-735.
- “Labor Market Concentration, Earnings, and Inequality," Journal of Human Resources 57(S), April 2022, S251-S283.
- “The Earnings and Labor Supply of U.S. Physicians," Quarterly Journal of Economics 140(2), May 2025, 1243-1298 (with Joshua Gottlieb, Maria Polyakova, Hugh Shiplett, and Victoria Udalova)
- “The Effect of Emergency Financial Assistance on Mobility, SNAP Receipt, and Presence of Dependents," AEA Papers and Proceedings 115, May 2025, 85-89 (with Daniel Hungerman, David Phillips, James Sullivan, and David Wasser)
- “Granular Income Inequality and Mobility using IDDA: Exploring Patterns across Race and Ethnicity" (with Illenin Kondo, Natalie Gubbay, Brandon Hawkins, John Voorheis, and Abigail Wozniak) in Race, Ethnicity and Economic Statistics for the 21st Century, ed. Randall Akee, Lawrence Katz, and Mark Loewenstein, forthcoming
- “Did Timing Matter? Life Cycle Differences in Effects of Exposure to the Great Recession," Journal of Labor Economics 40(3), July 2022, 703-735.
- “Labor Market Concentration, Earnings, and Inequality," Journal of Human Resources 57(S), April 2022, S251-S283
- “Beyond the Classroom: The Implications of School Vouchers for Church Finances," Review of Economics and Statistics 101(4), October 2019, 588-601(with Daniel Hungerman and Jay Frymark)
- “Political Campaigns and Church Contributions," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 155, November 2018, 403-426 (with Daniel Hungerman, Tim Weninger, and Chungeun Yoon)
- “Where Does Voucher Funding Go? How Large-Scale Subsidy Programs Affect Private-School Revenue, Enrollment, and Prices," Journal of Public Economics 136, April 2016, 62-85 (with Daniel Hungerman)
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