Full-Time Faculty

Randall Akee

Biography:

Randall Akee has been an Assistant Professor of Economics at Tufts University since September 2009. He completed his Ph.D. at Harvard University in June 2006.

Prior to his doctoral studies, Randall earned a Masters degree in International and Development Economics at Yale University. He also spent several years working for the State of Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Economic Development Division.

His main research interests are Labor Economics, Economic Development and Migration. He has research on the determinants of migration, the effect of changes in household income on educational attainment and the role of property institutions on investment decisions. His research appears in such journals as American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Journal of Law and Economics and Economic Development and Cultural Change.

From August 2006 until August 2009 he was a Research Associate at IZA, where he also served as Deputy Program Director for Employment and Development. Since September 2009, he has been an IZA Research Fellow.

Research:

Errors in Self-Reported Earnings: The Role of Previous Earnings Volatility. (revised version available online) Randall K. Q. Akee

"Determinants of Trafficking in Women and Children: Cross-National Evidence, Theory and Policy Implications." (with A. Basu, A. Bedi, and N. Chau) Forthcoming in Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Volume 8, Migration and Culture, by Ira Gang and Gil Epstein.

Parents’ Incomes and Children’s Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment.(published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2 (1), 86-115, revised version available online) Randall K. Q. Akee, William Copeland, Gordon Keeler, Adrian Angold, Jane E. Costello.

Who Leaves and Who Returns? Deciphering Immigrant Self-Selection from a Developing Country. (revised version published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010, 58 (2), 323-344.) Randall K. Q. Akee

"Combating Trafficking in Women and Children: A Review of International and National Legislation, Coordination Failures, and Perverse Economic Incentives", )with Arnab Basu, Arjun Bedi and Nancy Chau), Journal of Human Rights and Civil Society, Issue 2, Fall 2009, pp. 1-24.

Checkerboards and Coase: Transactions Costs and Efficiency in Land Markets. (revised version forthcoming in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, vol. 52), Randall K. Q. Akee

"Constitutional Change and Economic Growth on American Indian Reservations" (with Miriam Jorgensen and Uwe Sunde).

"Does More Money Make You Fat? The Effects of Quasi-Experimental Income Transfers on Adolescent and Young Adult Obesity." (with Emilia Simeonova, Adrian Angold, E. Jane Costello and William Copeland).

"Skin Tone's Decreasing Importance on Employment: Evidence from a Longitudinal Dataset, 1985-2000." (with Mutlu Yuksel)

The Persistence of Self-Employment Across Borders: New Evidence on Legal Immigrants to the United States. Randall K. Q. Akee, David A. Jaeger, Konstantinos Tatsiramos

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