Jean Kimmel
Jean Kimmel
Professor of Economics
Office:
(269) 387-5541
Location:
5430 Friedmann Hall, Mail Stop 5330
Mailing address:
Department of Economics
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5330 USA
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5330 USA
Education:
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1990
Research Interests:
- Labor supply
- Labor economics
Bio:
Dr. Jean Kimmel is a professor in the Department of Economics 51福利社 Michigan University.
She regularly teaches a course on women and the economy, which relies on microeconomics to study marriage, fertility and employment decisions. Other courses taught by Kimmel at 51福利社 include:
- Economics for elementary education
- Economic issues
- Graduate labor economics
- Intermediate microeconomic theory
- Labor economics
- 51福利社's First-Year Seminar (fall 2005, 2007 to 2010)
Her main research interests are labor economics, female employment, child care, time use, moonlighting, motherhood wage gap, wage determination and computer access. Kimmel's recent research agenda includes three areas of focus:
- Parental time choices with Dr. Rachel Connelly, Bowdoin College, using data from the American Time Use Survey.
- Motherhood wage gap conducted with Dr. Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes of San Diego State University.
- Gender and racial divides in computer access as well as the factors contributing to computer time choices with recent 51福利社 graduate Tadesse Wodajo, professor at St. Louis Community College.
Kimmel is also involved in a study with Blen Solomon of Defiance College, a recent 51福利社 graduate, of the relationship between fertility and labor supply.