University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: faculty

Smith, Jeffrey

Home page Department of Economics Additional information Google Scholar profile Biography My background, expertise and substantive interests fit well with the ambitions of Wisconsin’s Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE), and my work is especially related to the Demography of Inequality. My large body of work on both experimental and non-experimental methods for estimating the …

Taber, Christopher

Home page Department of Economics Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Most of my research has been devoted towards understanding the determinants of wages and wage inequality. This includes changes over time in the wage distribution, wage dynamics across the lifecycle, and pre-labor market investment in human capital (education). This research agenda overlaps substantially with the …

Timmins, Christopher

Home page School of Business Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Christopher Timmins is the Gary J Gorman Affordable Housing Professor in the Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Department at the Wisconsin School of Business.  He holds a BSFS degree from Georgetown University and a PhD in Economics from Stanford University. Professor Timmins was on …

Walsh, Tova

Home page School of Social Work Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Tova Walsh’s research focuses on understanding and improving health and wellbeing in multi-stressed families, with an emphasis on pregnancy and early parenting in contexts of risk. She examines the parenting support needs of underserved groups including new fathers and military-connected parents, and collaborates to …

Wang, Yang

Home page Department of Public Affairs Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography As a health economist, my research focuses on understanding how individuals make health-related decisions, the implications of their decision-making process for policy-makers, and health effects of various public policies. As an affiliate of the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE), I have worked on …

Ward, Kelly Marie

Home page Department of Sociology Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Kelly Marie Ward is an Assistant Professor in the Gender & Women’s Studies and Sociology departments at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She studies the organizational features of abortion and reproductive healthcare with an emphasis on low status workers. She has published in the …

Wolfe, Barbara L.

Home page Department of Public Affairs Additional information Google Scholar profile Biography Barbara Wolfe (Bobbi) is the Richard A. Easterlin Professor of Economics, Population Health Sciences, and Public Affairs and Faculty Affiliate at the Institute for Research on Poverty. Her research focuses broadly on poverty and health issues. Wolfe’s current projects examine whether housing voucher …

Ybarra, Marci

Home page School of Social Work Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Marci Ybarra’s research considers the relationship between public provisions and socioeconomic well-being among low-income families in the U.S. Drawing on mixed-methods and diverse data sources, Ybarra examines these factors at the local, state, and national level. Her research focuses on the overall impacts of …