Evelyn Lehrer
Professor,Director of Undergraduate Studies
Ph. D., Northwestern University, 1978
Phone: (312) 413-2363 Fax: (312) 996-3344
E-Mail:elehrer@uic.edu
Homepage:http://www.uic.edu/~elehrer/
Fields of Interest : Economic Demography, Labor Economics, Economics of Religion
Selected Research :
"Religion as a Determinant of Economics and Demographic Behavior in the Unites States" in Population nd Development Review, 30(04):707-726, 2004.
"Depression and Welfare Dependency Among Inner-City Minority Mothers,” with Kathleen Crittenden and Kathleen Noor. Social Science Research, 31:285-309, 2002.
"Married Women's Labor Supply Behavior in the 1990s: Differences by Life-Cycle Stage.” Social Science Quarterly, 80 (3): 574-590, 1999.
"The Determinants of Marital Stability: A Comparative Analysis of First and Higher Order Marriages," Research in Population Economics, 8:91-121, 1996.
"The Impact of Children on Married Women's Labor Supply: Black-White Differentials Revisited." Journal of Human Resources, 27 (3): 422-444, 1992.
"The Three Avenues to a Registered Nurse License: A Comparative Analysis," with William White and Wendy Young, The Journal of Human Resources, 26(2), 1991.
Current Research Interests:
The economics of union formation and dissolution
Determinants of female labor supply behavior
Effects of religion on economic and demographic behavior
Other Significant Accomplishments :
CBA Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2000
Recipient of 1997 CETL Teaching Recognition Award, 1997
CBA Nominee, UIC Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1996, 1997
Member of Editorial Board: Journal of Marriage and the Family; Social Science Research.
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