Michelle Escobar Carías

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. In the fall of 2026, I will join the Economics Department at Newcastle University as an Assistant Professor. I earned my PhD from Monash University in 2023.

As an applied microeconomist, I work at the intersection of development, health, and behavioral economics. My research centers around two primary themes:

• The effects of poor mental health and sleep on economic behavior, productivity and household dynamics

• The behavioral and psychological mechanisms through which environmental stressors undermine people's health and economic wellbeing

You can find my full CV here.

Email: michelle.escobarcarias@unimelb.edu.au