Faculty & Staff Directory
Kristine Brown
Assistant Professor, School of Labor & Employment Relations
and Department of Economics
In Brief
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
- BA in Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2001
- BS in Physics, University of Massachuesetts, Amherst, 2001
Research Interests
Brown's fields of interest are Labor Economics and Public Finance. Her research examines how the structure of retirement benefits affects the employment decisions of older workers and the well-being of the aged. She is currently exploiting reforms of state employees' retirement programs to investigate the relationship between pension financial incentives and retirement timing.
Courses Taught
Other
Visit Professor Brown's website for working papers, a curriculum vitae, and course information.
To reach Professor Brown:
209 LER, 504 E. Armory Avenue,
Champaign, IL 61820
(217)333-1064; (217)244-9290 fax
email:kmb@illinois.edu