Alberta C. Corkery Professor
Fields of Interest
Biography
Ph.D., Economics, Yale University, 2011
M. Phil, Economics, Yale University, 2008
M. A., Economics, Yale University, 2007
B. S., Economics (magna cum laude), Duke University, 2005
Curriculum Vitae
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Research
Selected Research
- Migrants, Information, and Working Conditions in Bangladeshi Garment Factories Download PDF
- Graduation Programs Targeting Women: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo Download PDF
- The Effects of International Scrutiny on Manufacturing Workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh Download PDF
- Heath, Rachel and Xu Tan. 2020. “Intrahousehold Bargaining, Female Autonomy, and Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence from India.” Journal of the European Economic Association, 18(4):1928-1968
- Heath, Rachel and Xu Tan. 2018. “Worth Fighting For: Daughters Improve their Mother's Autonomy in South Asia,” Journal of Development Economics, 135: 255-271.
- Rachel Heath and A. Mushfiq Mobarak, "Manufacturing Growth and the Lives of Bangladeshi Women," Journal of Development Economics 115 (2015), 1-15.
Courses Taught
Autumn 2025
Winter 2025
Autumn 2024
Winter 2024
Autumn 2023
Spring 2023
Autumn 2022
Spring 2022
Affiliations
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