Do Government Benefits Really Have a 鈥楧iscouragement Effect鈥�?
A study looks at how parents react when they learn assistance for their children will end.
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Biography
Rebecca Dizon-Ross is a development economist and applied microeconomist with an interest in human capital. Much of her current work is on the demand side, aiming to understand the determinants of households鈥� investments in health and education and to evaluate interventions to increase investment.
Before joining Booth, Dizon-Ross was a Prize Fellow in Economics, History, and Politics at Harvard University and a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University and a B.A. (summa cum laude) from Harvard University. Prior to graduate school, she worked as an analyst at McKinsey & Co.
Academic Areas
- Microeconomics
2024 - 2025 Course Schedule
| Number | Course Title | Quarter |
|---|---|---|
| Microeconomics | 2025 (Winter) |
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Does the Gender Gap Begin at Home?
Research is examining how forces outside the workplace affect inequalities in professional outcomes.
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Some Fathers Are Less Willing to Spend on Daughters than on Sons
Findings from a series of surveys suggest that simple gender preference may be the explanation.
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