AEASP 2025 Faculty Durronjae Boothe

Dr. Durronjae Boothe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Howard University. He holds a PhD and MA in Economics from Georgia State University. He also earned an MSc in Economics and a BSc in Mathematics with a concentration in Actuarial Science from the University of the West Indies, Mona, in Kingston, Jamaica. Dr. Boothe is an applied microeconomist whose research interests include labor economics, education economics, and development economics. His current research agenda focuses primarily on education economics. He examines how various educational policies, such as grading reforms and changes to school scheduling policies influence educational equity, student decisions, academic success, and long-term labor market outcomes in both developed and developing countries.