Lars Vilhuber
I am a research professor in the Economics Department of Cornell University, and the Executive Director of the Labor Dynamics Institute there.
My interests lie in labor economics, data privacy, confidentiality, and dissemination, and reproducibility, open science, and research transparency (see my research statement). My CV has a (mostly) complete list of my publications and working papers.
Since 2018, I am the American Economic Association’s Data Editor. I chair the Scientific Committee of CASD, the French secure data center system.
I was also previously Co-Chair, Innovations in Data and Experiments for Action (IDEA) Initiative at J-PAL. At the Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality, I was the Managing (executive) Editor from 2018-2024. I wrapped up my tenure on the American Statistical Association’s Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality as chair in 2021, having been a member since 2016. For other past activities, see my CV
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H-indexNews
| Sep 30, 2026 | The “Hidden Curriculum” podcast features “Replication and transparency practices with Lars Vilhuber (AEA Data Editor)” in Episode 57. Link on Apple Podcasts (general landing page) |
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| Jul 27, 2026 | Abowd, Vilhuber Win 2026 PET Award — ILR School news on the Caspar Bowden PET Award for work on reconstruction from the 2010 Census. |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Vilhuber weighs in on Commerce memo rolling back privacy protections — Talking Points Memo on the Commerce Department memo barring the Census Bureau’s differential privacy protections. |
| Jul 01, 2026 | On June 12, 2026, ILR Dean Alex Colvin sent me a nice letter: Based on a vote of the faculty of the Department of Economics, I was recommended to be appointed to the title of Research Professor effective July 1, 2026. And thus I am. In case this seems strange to folks, my title previously (and since I joined Cornell back in 2007) was Senior Research Associate. The title of Research Professor didn’t exist at ILR until 2021 (link). |
| Aug 29, 2019 | Lars Vilhuber Spearheads Policy Change at AEA — ILR School news on the AEA’s revised data and code availability policy. |