McGraw McGraw is a reputable urban economist with a background in microeconometric techniques, specializing in research related to airports and economic growth. Having published works in renowned academic journals such as the Journal of Urban Economics and the Economics of Airport Operations, McGraw is an experienced lecturer who has taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He received the Teaching Effectiveness Award in 2012 from UC Berkeley, and his current fields of interest include Financing Government Services, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Introductory Statistics, Econometrics, and the AU MPP Program Practicum. McGraw boasts a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and also has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Cornell University. He has also studied at George Mason University and Duke University's AEA Summer Program in Economics. McGraw has previously worked as a Professorial Lecturer of Public Administration and Policy at American University, Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Maryland, Economist at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley, Assistant Professor of Economics at Middlebury, Lecturer at UC Berkeley, Urban Economics Instructor at UC Berkeley, Research Assistant at UC Berkeley, Head Graduate Student Instructor at UC Berkeley, Research Associate at the Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy at UC Berkeley, and Economist at the Federal Aviation Administration, among others.