Dr. Tania Barham, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley, 2005), is an applied microeconomist specializing in health, development, migration, and labor economics. Her research focuses on the impact of policies on individuals living in poverty throughout their lifespan and across generations. Her research portfolio includes investigating the influence of childhood poverty reduction programs, such as conditional cash transfer initiatives in Mexico and Nicaragua, as well as maternal and child health and family planning programs in Bangladesh. Dr. Barham also leads impact evaluations in Colorado, including randomized control trials, to assess the short and long-term effects of subsidized employment programs aimed at helping the long-term unemployed secure stable employment.
