August 1, 2025
The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research is pleased to welcome two new members to its research staff: Chloe Gibbs and Monique Davis.
Chloe Gibbs joins the Institute as a senior economist. She comes from the University of Notre Dame, where she was an assistant professor of economics and directed the Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research. Gibbs also recently served as a senior economist with the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.
Her research focuses on the economics of education, particularly how policies affect disadvantaged children and families. She has studied early childhood programs such as Head Start and the intergenerational impacts of public investments. Gibbs holds a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Chicago, an MPP from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame.
Monique Davis joins as an economist after earning her Ph.D. in applied economics from the University of Minnesota. Her work is grounded in stratification economics, exploring how systemic forces and group identity shape economic outcomes. She has a particular interest in racial disparities in education and law enforcement, including research on the impact of school-based policing on Black students.
Davis earned her bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and economics from North Carolina A&T State University.
“These two researchers bring important new perspectives and valuable experience to the Institute,” said Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Upjohn Institute vice president and director of research. “Chloe’s expertise in education policy and Monique’s work on systemic inequality deepen our capacity to inform policies that promote economic opportunity and equity.”
Gibbs and Davis join a nationally recognized team of social scientists committed to advancing research on labor markets and economic opportunity.