Associate 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
CV (283.08 KB)Research
Selected Research
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Graduation Programs Targeting Women: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo
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The Effects of International Scrutiny on Manufacturing Workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
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- 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.
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Migrants, Information, and Working Conditions in Bangladeshi Garment Factories
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Research Advised: Graduate Job Market Papers
Courses Taught
Winter 2024
Autumn 2020
Autumn 2019
Spring 2019
Spring 2016
Autumn 2014
Related News
Related News
- Faculty Spotlight: Fahad Khalil - February 14, 2023
- Economics Undergraduates Present Research at the 20th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium - June 12, 2018
- Rachel Heath promoted to Associate Professor - January 11, 2018
- Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Ensley Graduate Fellowship Awardees - March 13, 2017