Ji Hye Choi

Welcome! I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at Rutgers University. My research lies at the intersection of labor economics and family economics. I study how economic power shapes behavior within households and how household organization interacts with the organization of work. Across my projects, I bring into the analysis margins that are often treated as fixed or left implicit: when one person’s preferences can influence another’s behavior (Household Bargaining and Desistance from Crime), when dissatisfaction becomes expressed and consequential within the household (Voice Before Exit), and where the flexibility required by demanding work is ultimately produced (Producing the Ideal Worker). By making these margins endogenous, I study how bargaining power shapes the behavior and organizational arrangements we observe.