Jennifer Peck ’06
Associate Professor
Economics
Environmental Studies
Contact
Affiliations: Economics, Environmental Studies
Areas of Interest: Labor Economics, Development Economics, and Energy and Environmental Economics
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CV [pdf]
Research Papers
Work in Progress
"Employment Quota Effects on Saudi Firms: Dynamics, Adaptive Behavior and Outcomes", with Daniela Muhaj and Can Soylu.
Other Publications
"Working Women Are Changing Saudi Arabia'', Foreign Affairs, June 19, 2024.
"What Enables Firms to Hire Women? Overcoming Integration Costs in Saudi Arabia'', Commentary, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, 2019. [English] [Arabic] [Public Lecture]
"Career Support and Mentoring for High-School Girls: Creating Networks of Opportunity, Mentorship, Entrepreneurship, and Labor Market Opportunity in Saudi Arabia", with Alessandra González and Inmaculada Macias-Alonso. Policy Insight, Harvard Kennedy School, Evidence for Policy Design, 2019.
"If Women Receive More Childcare Support, Will They Work?'', with Patricia Cortés and Claudia Goldin. Policy Insight, Harvard Kennedy School, Evidence for Policy Design, 2018.
Press: New York Times
"Why are Firms So Resistant to Hiring Women?'', with Saleh Alodayni, Claudia Eger, and Thiemo Fetzer. Policy Insight, Harvard Kennedy School, Evidence for Policy Design, 2018.
"Increasing Female Employment by Investing in Up-Front Costs: The Critical Lesson in Nitaqat’s Success'' (prepared by Alex Domash), with Conrad Miller and Mehmet Seflek. Policy Insight, Harvard Kennedy School, Evidence for Policy Design, 2017.
Teaching
ECON 001: Introduction to Economics ENVS 001: Introduction to Environmental Studies ENVS 003 / ECON 003A: Environmental Policy and Economics ECON 076: Environmental Economics ECON 176: Environmental Economics Honors Seminar ENVS 092A Directed Reading: UNFCCC COP ENVS 096: Senior Thesis in Environmental Studies