Matt Hall is a demographer whose research focuses on immigration, racial/ethnic inequality, population change, and demographic methods. He has contributed to research assessing the economic and social impacts of unauthorized migration, the emergence of Latino boom towns and other new immigrant destination areas, and the changing nature of racial stratification and segregation in housing and neighborhoods.
Professor Hall’s current research projects focus on understanding the consequences of intensified interior immigration enforcement, the link between immigration status and child development, describing patterns of racial discrimination in U.S. housing markets, and the development of data science tools for demographic estimation.
Professor Hall is Director of the Cornell Population Center (CPC), Director of the Program on Applied Demographics (PAD), and Director of the MPA Program. He received his undergraduate degree from Western Washington University and his Master’s degree and Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University.