Education
Economics, Ph.D., Harvard University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Women & Gender in Global Perspectives
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Recent Publications
Buhl-Wiggers, J., Kerwin, J. T., Muñoz-Morales, J., Smith, J., & Thornton, R. (Accepted/In press). Some children left behind: Variation in the effects of an educational intervention. Journal of Econometrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2021.12.010
Cawley, J., Daly, M., & Thornton, R. (2022). The effect of beverage taxes on youth consumption and body mass index: Evidence from Mauritius. Health Economics (United Kingdom), 31(6), 1033-1045. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4497
Musse, I., Thornton, R., & Ghimire, D. (2022). How Do Women Learn They Are Pregnant? The Introduction of Clinics and Pregnancy Awareness in Nepal. Studies in family planning, 53(1), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.12183
Buhl-Wiggers, J., Jones, S., & Thornton, R. (2021). Boys lagging behind: Unpacking gender differences in academic achievement across East Africa. International Journal of Educational Development, 83, [102382]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102382
Cawley, J., Daly, M. R., & Thornton, R. (2021). The Effect of Beverage Taxes on Youth Consumption and BMI: Evidence from Mauritius. (NBER Working Paper Series; No. 28960). National Bureau of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.3386/w28960