Goya Razavi
Harris School of Public Policy
Goya Razavi is a PhD candidate at the Harris School of Public Policy. His research focuses on improving the understanding of the determinants of socio-economic inequality. Building on rich administrative datasets and econometric methods, his research provides new insights on the long-run consequences of public policies. Prior work has focused on the role of neighborhood sorting in shaping differences in educational quality and the long-term socio-economic trajectories of children. In ongoing work, he examines the potential of higher education to enhance intergenerational mobility among students from disadvantaged backgrounds, aiming to inform optimal admission policies. Goya holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Philosophy of the Social Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).