Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics at the University of Melbourne, on the 2025–2026 job market
I am an applied microeconomist and my research interests are in development economics, health economics, and behavioral economics. I study how poor mental health and sleep shape economic behaviour, household dynamics and human capital, and how psychotherapy can ease these constraints.
You can find my full CV here and my Job Market Paper here.
Email: michelle.escobarcarias@unimelb.edu.au
University of Melbourne
Department of Economics
Level 4, FBE Building
111 Barry Street
Carlton VIC 3010
Australia