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Micah Villarreal
Ph.D. Candidate
University of California, Santa Barbara
Micah Villarreal is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In her research, she seeks to understand the historical roots of present-day inequality in the United States. Her dissertation exploits a natural experiment in early 1900s Oklahoma to learn about the causes of racial wealth inequality. Previously, Villarreal worked on housing and labor policy research at Abt Associates. She holds a B.A. in international relations and economics from Wellesley College.
Grants
- 2024, The Effect of Wealth on Descendants of the Enslaved, $15,000
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