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Associate Professor Evgenia Dechter

Associate Professor Evgenia Dechter

Associate Professor

Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2009
M.A.; B.A. in Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2003; 2000
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Business School
School of Economics

Geni Dechter is an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales. Her research interests are in the fields ofÌýlabour economics and macroeconomics.

Personal website:Ìý
E-mail
e.dechter@unsw.edu.au
Location
School of Economics UNSW Business School UNSW Sydney
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Belley P; Castex Hernandez G; Dechter E, 2023, 'The changing determinants of juvenile crime', BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 23, pp. 323 - 347,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Bose G; Dechter E; Ivancic L, 2023, 'Conformity and adaptation in groups', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 212, pp. 1267 - 1285,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Castex G; (Stanley) Cho SW; Dechter E; Cho S-WS, 2022, 'The decline in capital-skill complementarity', Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 138, pp. 104363,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Castex G; Dechter E; Lorca M, 2021, 'COVID-19: The impact of social distancing policies, cross-country analysis', Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 5, pp. 135 - 159,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Bhatt R; Dechter E; Holden R, 2020, 'Registration Costs and Voter Turnout', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 176, pp. 191 - 104,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Bose G; Dechter E; Foster G, 2020, 'Behavioral coordination as an individual best-response to punishing role models', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 174, pp. 301 - 319,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Castex Hernandez G; Dechter E; Lorca M, 2020, 'COVID-19: Cross-country heterogeneity in effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions', COVID ECONOMICS, VETTED AND REAL-TIME PAPERS, 14,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Dechter E; Castex G, 2018, 'A Model of Labor Supply, Fixed Costs and Work Schedules', Journal of Monetary Economics, 95, pp. 32 - 48,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Dechter EK, 2015, 'Physical appearance and earnings, hair color matters', Labour Economics, 32, pp. 15 - 26,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Castex G; Dechter EK, 2014, 'The Changing Roles of Education and Ability in Wage Determination', Journal of Labor Economics, 32, pp. 685 - 710,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Dechter EK, 2014, 'Maternity leave, effort allocation, and postmotherhood earnings', Journal of Human Capital, 8, pp. 97 - 125,
    Journal articles |
    Castex G; Dechter E, 'The Changing Roles of Education and Ability in Wage Determination', SSRN Electronic Journal,
  • Working Papers | 2020
    Castex Hernandez G; Dechter E; Lorca M, 2020, COVID-19: Cross-country heterogeneity in effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions, 14, ,
    Working Papers | 2019
    Dechter E; Castex Hernandez G; Belley P, 2019, The changing determinants of juvenile crime: Evidence from micro data,
    Working Papers | 2018
    Castex Hernandez G; Belley P; Dechter E, 2018, Developments in Determinants and Consequences of Juvenile Crime,
    Working Papers | 2018
    Dechter E; Castex Hernandez G, 2018, Performance in unincentivized tests: cognitive ability vs. motivation and personality traits, ,
    Working Papers | 2014
    Bose G; Dechter ; Ivancic L, 2014, Conforming to group norms: An experimental study, 2014-21, ,
  • Conference Presentations | 2010
    Bose G; Ivancic L, 2010, 'Conforming to group norms: An experimental study', presented at Annual conference on economic growth and development, Delhi, India, 16 December 2010 - 18 December 2010
    Preprints |
    Castex G; Cho S-W; Dechter E, The Decline in Capital-Skill Complementarity,
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    Castex G; Cho S-W; Dechter E, The Decline in Capital-Skill Complementarity,
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    Castex G; Dechter E, Incentives to Perform in a Low-Stakes Setting and High-Stakes Outcomes,

Grants, Fellowships and Awards:
2019-2021, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), $371,000
2015-2017, CAF UNSW, ($20,000)
2013, ASB Lab Small Project Grant ($3000)
2010 – 2013, ASB Research Grants, UNSW: 2010-2011 ($25,000), 2012-2013 ($27,000)
2010 – 2013, ASB Conference Grants, UNSW
2003 – 2008, University of Rochester, Department of Economics Fellowship ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
2006 – 2007, W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy FellowshipÌýÌýÌý
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Research Interests:ÌýLabour economics;ÌýMacroeconomics;ÌýEconomic of Education

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My Research Supervision

PhD and Honours students