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Kristine Brown

Assistant Professor, School of Labor & Employment Relations
and Department of Economics

Kristine Brown

In Brief

  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
  • 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

LER 593 Quantitative Methods

Visit Professor Brown's website for working papers, a curriculum vitae, and course information.

See Professor Brown's areas of expertise.

To reach Kristine Brown:

209 LER, 504 E. Armory Avenue,
Champaign, IL 61820
(217)333-1064; (217)244-9290 fax
email:kmb@illinois.edu