Dr. Erwin is an applied microeconomist and Fellow with Koi Tū: Centre for Informed Futures. His research areas focus primarily on education, the labor market, and measuring equity. Ongoing research examines the returns to adult literacy and numeracy, criminal and crime victim interactions, as the use of time to baccalaureate degree as a productivity signal. Dr. Erwin holds a Research Assistant Professorship at the University of New Mexico's Department of Sociology and Criminology, and volunteers with Auckland Land Search and Rescue.