Elizabeth Krause

I am a labor economist researching inequality in earnings, income, and health outcomes. My work examines the causes of changing fertility trends and how family structure impacts economic inequality through a social safety net tied to marriage and childbearing. I earned my PhD in Economics from the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics in 2026.

I am a Postdoctoral Research Scientist with the Strengthening Families Research Initiative at the University of Notre Dame.

My paper, “The Effect of Immediate Postpartum Contraception on Teen Birth Spacing and Infant Health: Evidence from Changes in the Medicaid Payment Structure”, was awarded the Horowitz Foundation grant for outstanding social policy research in 2025.

Fields: Labor Economics, Public Economics, Health Economics

Current Research: “The Effect of Immediate Postpartum Contraception on Teen Birth Spacing and Infant Health: Evidence from Changes in the Medicaid Payment Structure”  and “The Distribution of Life Cycle Earnings Growth” (with Richard Blundell, Chris Bollinger, Charles Hokayem, and James P. Ziliak)