Kristine Brown
Assistant Professor, Institute of Labor & Industrial
Relations
and Department of Economics
In Brief
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2007 (expected)
- BA in Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2001
- BS in Physics, University of Massachuesetts, Amherst, 2001
Research Interests
Brown's fields of interest are Labor Economics and Public Finance. her research examines how the structure of retirement benefits affects the employment decisions of older workers and the well-being of the aged. She is currently exploiting reforms of state employees' retirement programs to investigate the relationship between pension financial incentives and retirement timing.
Courses Taught
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To reach Kristine Brown:
209 LIR, 504 E. Armory Avenue,
Champaign, IL 61820
(217)333-1064; (217)244-9290 fax
email:kmb@uiuc.edu