About Me

Hi, welcome to my website! My name is Sarah Thomaz, I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at the University of California Irvine. I'm currently on the job market and will be graduating in June 2021.My research interests lie in the fields of Urban and Transportation economics.

Recently, my work has been published in Economics of Transportation, and I also have a paper under review at the Journal of Air Transport Management.

My current research investigates an affordable housing option called Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). While the decision to construct an ADU is idiosyncratic to individual homeowners, my paper attempts to unpack the black box to identify which housing, location, or community factors contribute to a homeowner's decision to develop and ADU.

Contact me at

3188 Social Science Plaza A

University of California, Irvine