Caroline Theoharides

Caroline Theoharides is an Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at Amherst College. She received a Ph.D. in economics and public policy from the University of Michigan in 2014 and a B.A. in economics from Colby College in 2006. Her research focuses on labor markets in developing countries, using both quasi-experimental methods and randomized controlled trials. She is particularly interested in topics surrounding international migration and its impacts on origin countries, child labor, and human capital accumulation.