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Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

overview

Dr. Joanna N. Lahey received her PhD in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Lahey is an expert on age discrimination and the relationship between age and labor market outcomes. Her work also covers the effects of fertility control access. She is a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and affiliated with J-PAL..

education and training

Ph.D. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 2005
B.A. in Mathematics and Economics, Pomona College - (Claremont, California, United States) 2000

selected publications

Academic Articles39

Lahey, J., & Mosquera, R. (2024). Age and hiring for high school graduate Hispanics in the United States. Journal of Population Economics. 37(1), 21.
Cordova, A., Lahey, J., & Taghiyeva, L. (2023). How to implement project-based quantitative classroom projects while supporting curricular design: A case study from a quantitative methods course in a public affairs program. Teaching Public Administration. 41(2), 284-299.
Beasley, R. A., & Lahey, J. (2023). Correspondence Audit Studies in Public Administration: A Systematic Review With Commentary.
Petersheim, C., Lahey, J., Cherian, J., Pina, A., Alexander, G., & Hammond, T. (2023). Comparing Student and Recruiter Evaluations of Computer Science Resumes. 66(2), 130-138.
Lahey, J. N., Weaver, A. J., & Oxley, D. R. (2023). Do future public servants have more anti-discriminatory behavior?. International Public Management Journal. 26(1), 87-106.

Chapters1

Lahey, J. N. (2008). Age Discrimination and Hiring: Evidence from a Labor Market Experiment. Older and Out of Work: Jobs and Social Insurance for a Changing Economy. 45-58. W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

Conference Papers1

Lahey, J. N., & Oxley, D. (2016). The Power of Eye Tracking in Economics Experiments. The American Economic Review. 106(5), 309-313.

in the news

Why Is Texas So Short on Lifeguards This Summer? Texas Monthly June 28, 2021
How does age discrimination affect the economy? Marketplace June 3, 2021

researcher on

Principal Investigator6

Work at Older Ages Grant, Project: Age and the labor market for Hispanics in the United States (sub-project) awarded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - (New York, New York, United States) 2019 - 2021
What are CS Employers Looking For? awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2017 - 2020
PESCA: Gender Discrimination in Hiring for STEM graduates awarded by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2015 - 2016
Age Discrimination in Hiring: Eye Tracking During the Resume Review Process awarded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - (New York, New York, United States) 2012 - 2013
Labor Market Effects of Public Health Insurance on Married Couples awarded by National Institute on Aging - (Baltimore, Maryland, United States) 2012 - 2013

Co-Principal Investigator2

awards and honors

Presidential Impact Fellows conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2021
Researcher (NBER Family Members) conferred by National Bureau of Economic Research - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 2011

recent teaching activities

BUSH485 Directed Studies Instructor
BUSH631 Quant Meth Pub Mgmt I Instructor
BUSH635 Quant Meth Ii Policy Emp Instructor
PSAA622 Public Finance Instructor
PSAA635 Socl Welfare & Hlth Pol Instructor

Email

[email protected]

First Name

Joanna

Last Name

Lahey

mailing address

Texas A&M University; Public Service And Administration; 4220 TAMU

College Station, TX 77843-4220

USA

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