Brett Fischer
Human Services

Brett Fischer

Researcher
Pronouns he/him/his

Brett Fischer uses innovative statistical methods to understand and enhance public policy. His work focuses on education, labor and employment, and criminal justice.

Currently, Fischer contributes to impact evaluations for the U.S. Department of Labor that analyze programs easing the transition from incarceration to employment. These studies build the evidence base of reentry services improving labor market outcomes for recently incarcerated people while encouraging desistance. He uses his criminal justice data expertise on projects that examine justice-involved populations. Fischer also serves as the primary researcher on evaluations of programs improving pathways to Registered Apprenticeships. His work applies experimental and quasi-experimental methods to better understand strategies for public policies to deliver more equitable outcomes for marginalized communities.

Before joining Mathematica, Fischer worked at the California Policy Lab as a postdoctoral researcher, helping design and implement studies that addressed pressing challenges facing families experiencing low income in the state. His research has been published in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Fischer holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia.

Expertise
  • Program evaluation
  • Causal inference using experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation methods
  • Quantitative data collection and analysis
Focus Area Topics
  • Human Services
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Training and Re-employment
  • Justice
  • Criminal Justice
  • Reentry

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