Orazio Attanasio, Peter Levell, Hamish Low, Virginia Sánchez Marcos
In spite of the substantial decline in gender differences in labour market outcomes observed over the last few decades in developed countries, substantial gender gaps remain. As discussed in Blau and Kahn (2017), gender gaps in terms of conventional human capital variables are now small, particularly among highly educated individuals. However, a gender pay gap persists, and is more pronounced at the top of the wage distribution.
The dynamics of the gender wage gap during the early career
Empirical evidence of a widening overall gender gap after several years in the labour market has been found in the UK (Manning and Swafield 2008) and the US (Goldin 2014, Erosa et al. 2016). Interestingly, similar findings are reported among a more homogenous sub-sample of the population, such as university graduates, MBAs from top business schools, or associate lawyers (Goldin 2014, Goldin et al. 2017, Azmat and Ferrer 2017). Be
December 17, 2020 |
Laura Schechter, a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, is among 26 faculty winners of the 2020-2021 Vilas Associates Competition. The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Recipients are chosen competitively by the divisional Graduate School Research Committees on the basis of a detailed proposal.
Schechter is an international development economist, and her research lies at the intersection of development economics and behavioral economics. Most of her work uses experiments to help understand behavior in the context of trust and trustworthiness, and risk and vulnerability. She is especially interested in social networks in developing countries and technology adoption.
December 17, 2020 |
Paul Dower, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, has been selected to receive an Elton D. and Carrie R. Aberle Faculty Fellow Award.
Dower is a development economist whose research lies at the intersection between political economy, economic history and development economics. Much of his research focuses on how changes in land rights and other agrarian reforms affect agricultural production, conflict, democratization and migration.
The Aberle Faculty Fellow Award, established by former CALS dean Abe Aberle and his wife, is designed to recognize and reward promising young faculty within CALS, providing support and encouragement during the critical, pre-tenure period. The award provides a $10,000 one-time stipend to support the fellow’s research program.
Evridge holds a master’s degree in Natural Resource and Applied Economics from the University of Fairbanks and commercially fished from 2003 through 2008.
“I am excited to work for an organization dedicated to realizing our state’s full potential. Alaska’s economic, social, and political challenges have been further amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an opportunity to define the future of our state, and I look forward to doing my part,” he said.
The Alaska Ocean Cluster also hired Taylor Drew Holshouser as its director of Business Development. He has worked for the federal government and the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute, where he remains a Research Fellow covering the socioeconomic implications of a warming Arctic and supports the Institute’s Arctic Infrastructure Inventory. Holshouser studied the history of Arctic exploration and economic development at Yale University, completing a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities in 2018
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Economist, Robert Johansson, will be leaving USDA to become Associate Director of Economics and Policy Analysis for the American Sugar Alliance at the end of January. Additionally, the Secretary announced Dr. Seth Meyer will return to USDA to be the new Chief Economist.
“There is no doubt that I as well as the whole USDA family will miss Rob’s experience, preparedness, and direct economic analyses,” said Secretary Perdue. “During his tenure as Chief Economist, Rob has been an upstanding public servant. Rob helped set up and serve as Acting Deputy Undersecretary for the Farm Production and Conservation mission area, early in this Administration. Rob’s leadership and economic support over the past two years with trade disruptions and COVID-19 relief has helped us make evidenced-based decisions when designing programs to assist American farmers and ranchers during their t