Sarah
Estelle, PhD
Assistant Professor of Economics
PhD, MA,
Economics
University of Virginia
BA,
Economics
Hillsdale College
Area of Expertise:
•Economics of Education
•Labor Economics
•Public Economics
•Applied Microeconomics
Research Interests:
•Causes and consequences of maternal college enrollment, especially
involving academic impacts on children
•Parental influence on adolescent risky behaviors and
health
•Nontraditional students and postsecondary opportunities
Selected Publications:
•The Economics of Title IX Compliance in Collegiate Athletics with
Susan L. Averett
•The Relative Contract Position of School Teachers: An
Analysis of Public Union vs. Non-Union Schools with John Ruggiero
•The Academic Impact on Children of Maternal Post-Secondary
Enrollment
•Three-State DEA Models for Incorporating Exogenous Inputs with
Andrew Johnson and John Ruggiero
Academic/professional activities:
•Session organizer, chair, presenter and discussant: Southern Economic
Association Annual Meetings
•Referee: Economics of Education Review, Southern Economic
Journal, Eastern Economic Journal, Virginia Social Science
Journal, The Journal of Economics
•Member: American Economic Association, Association of Christian
Economists, Southern Economic Association, Committee on the
Status of Women in the Economics Profession
•Conference Participant: NSF Workshops on Classroom
Experiements
Awards/honors:
•Creative Advance Planning
- Mellon Study Leave
•American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grant
•Fellow, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Program in Education
Science, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
•Bankard Predoctoral Fellowship
•Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia Department
of
Economics
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Professor Estelle joined the faculty at Hope College
fall 2012. She previously taught at Rhodes College in Memphis,
Tennessee after
receiving her PhD from the University of Virginia. A labor economist
by training, Professor Estelle now extends the fundamental theories
of microeconomics and the "economic way of thinking" generally
to questions of human behavior on what some might consider the
more imperialist frontier of economic research. Her research on
educational and health behaviors, in particular, is especially
timely, conducive to interdisciplinary examination, and benefits
from the insights of those from many perspectives.
A native Michigander, Professor Estelle enthusiastically returns
to her home state with her husband, Aaron. They, and their miniature
schnauzer puppy, Edelweiss, look forward to enjoying all the natural
beauty, local foods, and friendly people West Michigan has to offer.
estelle@hope.edu
(616) 395-7571
Spring 2013 Office Hours:
Thursdays, 9:30-11:00 am
or by appt.
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