Chloe Gibbs

Biography

Chloe Gibbs came to Notre Dame in 2015, where she is also a faculty affiliate of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities. In 2022-2023, she served as a senior economist with the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. Professor Gibbs studies the economics of education and is interested in measuring the effects, both intended and unintended, of policies and programs targeted at disadvantaged children and families. Her research includes investigating the intergenerational transmission of Head Start effects, understanding the role of publicly-funded education in facilitating maternal employment, and exploring the role of “soft skills” in children’s educational and labor market trajectories. Professor Gibbs earned her B.A. at Notre Dame and Ph.D. at the University of Chicago's Harris School. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, and cited by the New York Times, Washington Post, CNBC, and NPR.