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Academic Positions & Affiliations
Tufts University: Medford, MA Associate Professor May 2019 to present Assistant Professor Sept. 2013 to May 2019 Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Research Affiliate 2016 to present |
Current Research Interests
Primary Fields: Applied Microeconomics, Behavioral / Experimental Economics Secondary Fields: Public Economics, Labor Economics, Charitable Giving |
Professional Bio
Laura K. Gee is an Associate Professor of Economics at Tufts University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego, and her B.A. from Barnard College at Columbia University. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals including the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, the Journal of Public Economics, Management Science, and Experimental Economics. Her research has also been covered in the popular press in outlets such as CBS News, Fast Company, Forbes, the Boston Globe and the Wall Street Journal. She currently has two main lines of research. One is about the relationship between behavioral factors and labor markets with an emphasis on inequalities. The second is about the provision of public goods including charitable contributions. Her studies rely on both lab and field experiments, as well as observational data.
Personal Bio
I am from Oakland, California. In my free time I like to travel, eat and spend time with my husband, Dan. Here we are in Peru holding a sloth.
Laura K. Gee is an Associate Professor of Economics at Tufts University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego, and her B.A. from Barnard College at Columbia University. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals including the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, the Journal of Public Economics, Management Science, and Experimental Economics. Her research has also been covered in the popular press in outlets such as CBS News, Fast Company, Forbes, the Boston Globe and the Wall Street Journal. She currently has two main lines of research. One is about the relationship between behavioral factors and labor markets with an emphasis on inequalities. The second is about the provision of public goods including charitable contributions. Her studies rely on both lab and field experiments, as well as observational data.
Personal Bio
I am from Oakland, California. In my free time I like to travel, eat and spend time with my husband, Dan. Here we are in Peru holding a sloth.
