Matthew Staiger is a Research Scientist at Opportunity Insights at Harvard University, where his work focuses on economic inequality and economic opportunity. His research uses large-scale administrative data to study how labor markets, family background, and place shape earnings, mobility, and access to opportunity. His recent projects examine job displacement and long-term earnings losses, the role of employer connections in intergenerational mobility, and the effects of neighborhood revitalization on economic outcomes. His research has been covered by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Economist, and The Atlantic. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Maryland.