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Bryanna Duca
Adjunct Professor
Biography
I earned my Bachelor of Art degree in Economics with a minor in Chinese studies from Linfield University in McMinnville, OR and my PhD in Regional and Public Economics from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. My dissertation explored the propensity to migrate internally within the U.S and the household and location determinants of internal migration across various racial and ethnic groups. I have experience teaching macroeconomics, microeconomics, public finance, and labor economics.
I currently reside in Tacoma, WA with my partner and two fur babies (Archie & Astro). I work full time as a sr. economist at Starbucks building an economic function that provides both quantitative and qualitative research on behavioral- and macro- economics.
Education
- PhD in Regional and Public Economics
- BA in Economics and Chinese studies
Courses Taught
I have experience teaching macroeconomics, microeconomics, public finance/policy, and labor economics. I often approach these topics through a lens of economic inequality as it applies to race, ethnicity, gender, and class.
Publications
- Pena, Anita Alves and Bryanna Dixon (2021). “Pesticide Exposure and the Physical and Economic Health of US Crop Workers.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy.
Working Papers
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“Determinants of Interstate Migration: How Economic and Noneconomic Factors Differ Across Race and Ethnicity.” (Revised Chapter of Dissertation).
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“Determinants of Residential Mobility in the United States: An Empirical Analysis on Within County Residential Moves.” (Revised Chapter of Dissertation).
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“Economic Consequences of Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Internal Migration: Wage Disparities Within the United States.” (Revised Chapter of Dissertation).