Terra McKinnish

Office: Econ 115

Contact Information:
Telephone: 303.492.6770
Fax: 303.492.8960
Dept. Phone: 303.492.6394
Email: terra.mckinnish@colorado.edu
Webpage: stripe.colorado.edu/~mckinnis
Office hours

Fields:
Labor Economics · Economic Demography · Public Economics

Current Research Interests:
Poverty, Welfare programs, Migration, Family Structure

Affiliations:
Faculty Research Associate, Institute of Behavioral Science, Population

Education:
PhD. - Carnegie Mellon University
M.S. - Carnegie Mellon University
B.A. - University of Richmond

Ph.D, Carnegie Mellon University, 1999, is an associate professor. Her predominant interests are labor economics, economic demography and public economics, with a strong interest in poverty and gender-related issues. Recent research topics include welfare migration, female labor force participation and divorce, location decisions of dual-career couples, and the causes and consequences of neighborhood gentrification.