Assistant Professor of Economics

Ph.D.,The University of Texas at Austin, 2006

Dr. Christy Spivey joined The University of Texas at Arlington in June 2009, before which she earned degrees at UT-Austin and Tulane University and served as an Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.  Her research focuses on labor, demographic, and health economics.

Recent Research

"Desperation or Desire?  The Role of Risk Aversion in Marriage," Economic Inquiry, forthcoming.

"Time off at What Price?  The Effects of Career Interruptions on Earnings," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, October 2005.

The Mills-Muth Model of Urban Spatial Structure: Surviving the Test of Time: Urban Studies, 2008.