Assistant Professor
Education:
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego; Economics
M.A. University of California, San Diego; Economics
B.A. University of Chicago; Environmental Studies & Law, Letters and Society
Research Areas:
Child Welfare
Poverty
Teaching Areas:
Economics
Research and Empirical Methods
Katherine Rittenhouse joined the LBJ School of Public Affairs as an Assistant Professor in 2023. She is an applied microeconomist with research interests in public and labor economics.
Her work focuses on issues and policies related to child and family well-being, with a particular focus on the child protection system. She holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.
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