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Biography
Dr. Carnoy is a labor economist with a special interest in the political economy of the educational system. He specializes in comparative analysis.
Other titles
Professor, Graduate School of Education
Program affiliations
Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE)
SHIPS (PhD): Economics of Education
SHIPS (PhD): Educational Policy
SHIPS (PhD): Higher Education
SHIPS (PhD): Organization Studies
SHIPS (PhD): Global and Comparative Education
(MA) GCE/IEPA
(MA) MA/MBA
Research interests
Assessment & Evaluation | Data Science | Economics of Education | Education Policy | Educational Inequality | Global and Comparative Education | Higher Education | Labor Markets | Race, Culture, and Identity | Teacher Professional Development
Recent publications
Borges, B., Carnoy, M., & Rosa, L. (2026). Are cognitive skills as measured by test performance related to early career wages? A Brazil case study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 126.
Silva Filho, R. L. C., & Carnoy, M. (2025). Analyzing social class and race achievement gaps among secondary school graduates in Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 117.
Carnoy, M. (2025). Comparative education and its discontents. COMPARATIVE EDUCATION.
