San Diego State University, USA
IZA World of Labor role
Author
Current position
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, San Diego State University, USA
Research interest
Family economics, labor economics, applied economics
Past positions
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bordeaux (2018–2019); Associate Economist Analysis Group Boston (2019–2020)
Qualifications
PhD in Economics, Boston College, 2018
Selected publications
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“The impact of no-fault unilateral divorce laws on divorce rates in Mexico.” Economic Development and Cultural Change 70 (2021): 203–236 (with L. Hoehn-Velasco).
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Measuring poverty within the household
Standard poverty measures may drastically understate the problem; the collective household model can help
A key element of anti-poverty policy is the accurate identification of poor individuals. However, measuring poverty at the individual level is difficult since consumption data are typically collected at the household level. Per capita measures based on household-level data ignore both inequality within the household and economies of scale in consumption. The collective household model offers an alternative and promising framework to estimate poverty at the individual level while accounting for both inequality within the household and economies of scale in consumption.MoreLess