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Dora L. Costa

January 01, 1970

Dora L. Costa (born 1964) is an American economics professor at the University of California, Los Angeles where she is the Kenneth L. Sokoloff Professor of Economic History. She is also the department chair of the economics department. In addition to her teaching position, Costa is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).[2]

Dora Luisa Costa
Born1964
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of Chicago (Master of Arts), (Ph.D.)
SpouseMatthew Kahn (1998–present)[1]
ChildrenAlexander Kahn
Scientific career
FieldsEconomic History
Institutions
Websitehttp://www.econ.ucla.edu/costa/

She is married to fellow economist Matthew Edwin Kahn who is a professor at the University of Southern California's economics department and a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University's Economics Department and Business School.

Early life and education edit

Costa was born in Berkeley, California to Dr. Natalia Costa and Dr. Gustavo Costa in 1964. Costa earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in economics and mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986. She went on to earn an M.A. in economics in 1988 before earning her Ph.D. in Economics in 1993 both from the University of Chicago.

Career edit

After receiving her Ph.D., Costa accepted an assistant professor position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993. She later became a Ford Career Development Associate Professor in 1997 before becoming an associate professor with tenure in 2000 and finally a full professor in 2003 at MIT, leaving in 2008. Since 2007, Costa is a professor of economics at UCLA, where she teaches economic history and health economics. In 2017, she became both the Kenneth T. Sokoloff Professor of Economic History and a department chair (from 2017 to 2021).[3]

Her affiliation with NBER began in 1993 as a faculty research fellow before becoming a research associate in 2000. She is currently a researcher on their programs on the Development of the American Economy and on Aging and the director of the NBER working group Cohort Studies since 2000 as well.

Costa has also worked for the California Center for Population Research, holding the position of associate director from 2007 to 2017. From 2014 to 2016, Costa was on the executive committee of the American Economic Association. She was also on the Sub-Committee on Non-Discrimination in the Economics Profession from 2015 to 2017 and the nominating committee in 2016. Her past experiences include positions on editorial boards as well, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, and a current position at Cliometrica, Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Research edit

Costa's research focuses on interpretations of labor economics, demography, and health through American economic history. Her research has covered several topics including but not limited to retirement, elderly living, older age mortality and morbidity, trends in population health and leisure, CPI bias, and social capital.[4] A majority of her research compares and examines cross-sectional relations from the past and present have been changing. This is done with the goal of better informing our understanding of the future in these topics. She has written numerous works such as:

  • Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War
  • The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History 1880-1990
  • Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth
  • Health and Labor Force Participation Over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Past
  • Leaders: Privilege, Sacrifice, Opportunity and Personnel Economics in the American Civil War
  • Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps
  • Energy Conservation 'Nudges' and Environmental Ideology: Evidence from a Randomized Residential Electricity Field Experiment
  • From Mill Town to Board Room: The Rise of Women's Paid Labor
  • Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940-1990

Her current research focuses on two topics. First, she is investigating long-term trends in health inequality by social class at all stages of the life cycle. She also analyzes the effect of childhood health on morbidity and economic outcomes at older ages. The second topic is the intergenerational and transgenerational transmission of health and socioeconomic status.

Recognition edit

Costa has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and was a fellow at both the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral and Social Sciences and NBER. She was awarded the Allen Nevins Prize for outstanding dissertation in U.S. economic history in 1994 by the Economic History Association. Her paper, "The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History 1880-1990" received the TIAA-CREF's 1998 Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security. In 2014, her article in the journal Law, Economics and Organization won the Oliver E. Williamson Prize for Best Article.

References edit

  1. ^ "WEDDINGS; Matthew Kahn and Dora Costa". The New York Times. 31 May 1998.
  2. ^ Costa, Dora L. "Dora L. Costa, Short Bio". Dora L. Costa, Web Page, UCLA Department of Economics. UCLA Department of Economics.
  3. ^ Costa, Dora L. "Dora L. Costa, CV" (PDF). Dora L. Costa, Web Page, UCLA Department of Economics. UCLA Department of Economics.
  4. ^ Koretz, Gene (July 23, 2001). . Business Week. Archived from the original on August 11, 2001.

Bibliography edit

  • Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War (joint with Matthew Kahn). 2008. Princeton University Press.
  • The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History 1880-1990. 1998. University of Chicago Press.
  • Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth. 2011. (joint co-editor with Naomi Lamoreaux) University of Chicago Press for NBER.
  • Health and Labor Force Participation Over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Past. 2003. University of Chicago Press for NBER.
  • “Leaders: Privilege, Sacrifice, Opportunity and Personnel Economics in the American Civil War.” (First published on-line, June 14, 2013.) Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization. 30(3): 437-62.
  • "Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps." (joint with Matthew Kahn) 2007. American Economic Review. 97(4): 1467-1487.
  • “Energy Conservation ‘Nudges’ and Environmental Ideology: Evidence from a Randomized Residential Electricity Field Experiment.” (joint with Matthew Kahn). 2013. Journal of the European Economic Association. 11(3): 680-702.
  • "From Mill Town to Board Room: The Rise of Women's Paid Labor." Journal of Economic Perspectives. Fall 2000. 14(4): 101-122.
  • "Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940-1990." (joint with Matthew E. Kahn), Quarterly Journal of Economics. November 2000. 115(4): 1287-1315.

External links edit

  • CV
  • Home Page of Dora Costa - UCLA Economics

January 01, 1970
dora, costa, born, 1964, american, economics, professor, university, california, angeles, where, kenneth, sokoloff, professor, economic, history, also, department, chair, economics, department, addition, teaching, position, costa, research, associate, national. Dora L Costa born 1964 is an American economics professor at the University of California Los Angeles where she is the Kenneth L Sokoloff Professor of Economic History She is also the department chair of the economics department In addition to her teaching position Costa is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research NBER 2 Dora Luisa CostaBorn1964Alma materUniversity of California Berkeley BA University of Chicago Master of Arts Ph D SpouseMatthew Kahn 1998 present 1 ChildrenAlexander KahnScientific careerFieldsEconomic HistoryInstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of California Los AngelesNational Bureau of Economic ResearchWebsitehttp www econ ucla edu costa She is married to fellow economist Matthew Edwin Kahn who is a professor at the University of Southern California s economics department and a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University s Economics Department and Business School Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Research 2 2 Recognition 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksEarly life and education editCosta was born in Berkeley California to Dr Natalia Costa and Dr Gustavo Costa in 1964 Costa earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in economics and mathematics from the University of California Berkeley in 1986 She went on to earn an M A in economics in 1988 before earning her Ph D in Economics in 1993 both from the University of Chicago Career editAfter receiving her Ph D Costa accepted an assistant professor position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993 She later became a Ford Career Development Associate Professor in 1997 before becoming an associate professor with tenure in 2000 and finally a full professor in 2003 at MIT leaving in 2008 Since 2007 Costa is a professor of economics at UCLA where she teaches economic history and health economics In 2017 she became both the Kenneth T Sokoloff Professor of Economic History and a department chair from 2017 to 2021 3 Her affiliation with NBER began in 1993 as a faculty research fellow before becoming a research associate in 2000 She is currently a researcher on their programs on the Development of the American Economy and on Aging and the director of the NBER working group Cohort Studies since 2000 as well Costa has also worked for the California Center for Population Research holding the position of associate director from 2007 to 2017 From 2014 to 2016 Costa was on the executive committee of the American Economic Association She was also on the Sub Committee on Non Discrimination in the Economics Profession from 2015 to 2017 and the nominating committee in 2016 Her past experiences include positions on editorial boards as well including the American Economic Review the Journal of Economic Literature and a current position at Cliometrica Journal of Economic Perspectives Research edit Costa s research focuses on interpretations of labor economics demography and health through American economic history Her research has covered several topics including but not limited to retirement elderly living older age mortality and morbidity trends in population health and leisure CPI bias and social capital 4 A majority of her research compares and examines cross sectional relations from the past and present have been changing This is done with the goal of better informing our understanding of the future in these topics She has written numerous works such as Heroes and Cowards The Social Face of War The Evolution of Retirement An American Economic History 1880 1990 Understanding Long Run Economic Growth Health and Labor Force Participation Over the Life Cycle Evidence from the Past Leaders Privilege Sacrifice Opportunity and Personnel Economics in the American Civil War Surviving Andersonville The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps Energy Conservation Nudges and Environmental Ideology Evidence from a Randomized Residential Electricity Field Experiment From Mill Town to Board Room The Rise of Women s Paid Labor Power Couples Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated 1940 1990 Her current research focuses on two topics First she is investigating long term trends in health inequality by social class at all stages of the life cycle She also analyzes the effect of childhood health on morbidity and economic outcomes at older ages The second topic is the intergenerational and transgenerational transmission of health and socioeconomic status Recognition edit Costa has been awarded the Alfred P Sloan Research Fellowship and was a fellow at both the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral and Social Sciences and NBER She was awarded the Allen Nevins Prize for outstanding dissertation in U S economic history in 1994 by the Economic History Association Her paper The Evolution of Retirement An American Economic History 1880 1990 received the TIAA CREF s 1998 Paul A Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security In 2014 her article in the journal Law Economics and Organization won the Oliver E Williamson Prize for Best Article References edit WEDDINGS Matthew Kahn and Dora Costa The New York Times 31 May 1998 Costa Dora L Dora L Costa Short Bio Dora L Costa Web Page UCLA Department of Economics UCLA Department of Economics Costa Dora L Dora L Costa CV PDF Dora L Costa Web Page UCLA Department of Economics UCLA Department of Economics Koretz Gene July 23 2001 Economic Trends Business Week Archived from the original on August 11 2001 Bibliography editHeroes and Cowards The Social Face of War joint with Matthew Kahn 2008 Princeton University Press The Evolution of Retirement An American Economic History 1880 1990 1998 University of Chicago Press Understanding Long Run Economic Growth 2011 joint co editor with Naomi Lamoreaux University of Chicago Press for NBER Health and Labor Force Participation Over the Life Cycle Evidence from the Past 2003 University of Chicago Press for NBER Leaders Privilege Sacrifice Opportunity and Personnel Economics in the American Civil War First published on line June 14 2013 Journal of Law Economics and Organization 30 3 437 62 Surviving Andersonville The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps joint with Matthew Kahn 2007 American Economic Review 97 4 1467 1487 Energy Conservation Nudges and Environmental Ideology Evidence from a Randomized Residential Electricity Field Experiment joint with Matthew Kahn 2013 Journal of the European Economic Association 11 3 680 702 From Mill Town to Board Room The Rise of Women s Paid Labor Journal of Economic Perspectives Fall 2000 14 4 101 122 Power Couples Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated 1940 1990 joint with Matthew E Kahn Quarterly Journal of Economics November 2000 115 4 1287 1315 External links editCV Home Page of Dora Costa UCLA Economics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dora L Costa amp oldid 1191223670, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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