He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Georgia in 2014 and a Bachelor of Science with University Honors from Weber State University. Dr. Kofoed’s fields of specialty within economics are Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Econometrics, Industrial Organization, and Health Economics. His research focuses on the economics of higher education including the effects of financial aid on student outcomes, pricing behavior of for-profit universities, and measuring the effects of randomly assigned peers and mentors.