Silvia Helena Barcellos

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Associate Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in economics, Princeton University; M.A. in economics, Princeton University; M.A. in economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio; B.A. in economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio

Overview

Biography

Silvia Helena Barcellos is an associate economist at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her research focuses on applied microeconomics topics in labor and development economics. Her labor economics research includes works on the economic causes and consequences of immigration to the United States and on the effects of taxation on location and organizational choices of firms and individuals. In research on development economics, Barcellos has investigated the existence of gender discrimination in parental time investments in India. She received her Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • The Dynamics of Immigration and Wages
  • Legalization and the Economic Status of Immigrants
  • Gender Discrimination and Time Use