Research
Research
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. (2024). “Book Review: Gender and the Dismal Science: Women in the Early Years of the Economics Profession by Ann Mari May.” Feminist Economics. Link to published article.
Small, Sarah F., Laura Beltran-Figueroa, Leah Masci, Nishu Merhrish, Irish Riddiford Graham, & Steven Pressman. (accepted) “A History of the Eastern Economic Association: 50 Years of Finding Space for Pluralism and Inclusion in Economics.” Eastern Economics Journal.
Small, Sarah F. & Laura Beltran-Figueroa (accepted) “Teaching on Time Use and Inequality in Economics Classes: Introducing Students to Time Poverty and Inequality in Unpaid Work.” Advances in Economics Education.
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. “Exploring the Impact of External Characteristics on Gender Equity: A Compre- hensive Study of Economics Departments in the United States” Missing Voices in Economics. Georgetown University Press. (under review after R&R) PDF
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. “Understanding Intimate Partner Violence in Ecuador: Insights from the 2019 National Survey of Family Relationships and Gender Violence Against Women” (under review) PDF
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. “Economic and Social Challenges Facing Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in Colombia” (under review Feminist Economics) PDF
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. “Beyond the Degree: A Classroom Exercise” ((under review after R&R International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education) PDF
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. “Gender Inequality in Care Work in Colombia: Can Interracial Couples Break the Cycle?” (under review after R&R Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy)
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. “What is a Feminist Approach to Research in the History of Economic Thought? Methods in the Field” (co-authored with Dr. Sarah Small) (under review OEconomia)
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. “Feminist Economics: Development, Pedagogy, and Classroom Applications” (under review International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education)
Beltran-Figueroa, Laura. “The Importance of the Elevator-Pitch in the Classroom: A Response to AI Integration”
“Understanding the Second Shift: Have Technological Advances Reduced Chore-Time? Evidence from Colombia”
“Interventions for Population Genetic Screening in Ethnic and Racial Minorities: A Systematic Review” (co- authored with Dr. Fernando Wilson and Desmond Opare-Agyekum)
“ Barriers and Facilitators for Population Genetic Screening in Ethnic and Racial Minorities: A Systematic Review” (co-authored with Dr. Fernando Wilson and Desmond Opare-Agyekum)
“The Impact of Parental Involvement and Socioeconomic Status on Student Behavior: Evidence from the National Education Survey”
“Navigating the Post-Subsidy Landscape: State Strategies for Sustaining the Child Care Sector Beyond the American Rescue Plan”
“Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Labor Market Inequality: Investigating the Motherhood Penalty, Marriage Premium, and Racial Disparities” (co-authored with Dr. Adriane Clomax)
Assessment of Structural Stigma in the State of Illinois, University of Utah
Research Assistant to Dr. Fernando Wilson, September 2024 - Present
Cascade Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer: Literature Review and Cost- Effectiveness Analysis, University of Utah
Research Assistant to Dr. Fernando Wilson, March 2024 - September 2024
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant on Historical Research on the Practices and Institutions of Social and Natural Science, University of Utah
Research Assistant to Dr. Sarah Small, May 2023 - Present
The Merger Efficiency Fallacy: Why Horizontal Merger Cost Savings Are Not “Efficiencies” , University of Utah
Research Assistant to Dr. Pavitra Govindan, June 2023 - March 2024
Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) 2024 Annual Meeting (San Antonio, USA) - "Understanding the Second Shift: Have Technological Advances Reduced Chore-Time? Evidence from Colombia" (January 2024)
Eastern Economic Association Conference (EEA) Annual Meeting (Boston, USA) - "A History of the Eastern Economic Association: 50 Years of Finding Space for Pluralism and Inclusion in Economics" (co-authored with Dr. Sarah Small, Leah Masci, Nishu Merhrish, Irish Riddiford Graham, and Dr. Steven Pressman) and "Childcare in Context: How Stratum and Class Shape Gender Roles in Colombian Households" (February 2024)
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Meeting (Washington D.C., USA) - "The Impact of Parental Involvement and Socioeconomic Status on Student Behavior: Evidence from the National Education Survey" and Female Leadership in Regional Economic Associations: Does It Make Any Difference for Publishing? (co-authored with Dr. Steven Pressman, Leah Masci, Nishu Merhrish, Irish Riddiford Graham, and Dr. Sarah Small) (November 2024)
Brown Bag Lunch Workshop (School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University) - "Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Labor Market Inequality: Investigating the Motherhood Penalty, Marriage Premium, and Racial Disparities" (co-authored with Dr. Adriane Clomax)(December, 2024)
Summer Institute of the History of Economics - Center for the History of Political Economy, Duke University (June 2024)