Maxwell Johnson

Senior Research Associate, Economic Opportunities Program

Maxwell Johnson is a senior research associate at the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program.

Maxwell Johnson is a senior research associate at the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program. He is interested in exploring the range of forces that shape our communities, in order to understand what we can do to create a fairer society.

Maxwell completed a Master of City Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, where he majored in American Studies and Anthropology.

In his spare time, Maxwell can be found testing the outer limits of “walking distance” and playing volleyball.

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The US economy depends on immigrant workers. Their job quality matters for everyone.
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The US economy depends on immigrant workers. Their job quality matters for everyone.

The future of America’s economic strength depends on immigration. As the US birth rate declines and the median age goes up, fewer US-born workers will enter the labor force.