Emily A. Beam

I am a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at the National University of Singapore. My research interests are in development and labor economics, with a particular focus on labor-market frictions, social program participation, migration decisions, and the impact of behavioral biases on individual decision-making. My work includes field experiments in contexts ranging from job-search and migration in the rural Philippines to health-insurance decisions in the United States.

Curriculum Vitae (July 2013)

Working Papers:

"Incomplete Information in Job Search: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Philippines" (January 2013)
"Perceived Returns and Job-Search Selection"
"Unilateral Facilitation Does Not Raise International Labor Migration from the Philippines", with David McKenzie and Dean Yang (August 2013)

Work in Progress:

"Barriers to Medicaid Participation among Immigrants: A Randomized Experiment," with Tara Watson and Dean Yang

Emily A. Beam

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