Dr. Alicia Adsera

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alicia Adsera's research interests focus on economic demography and development, as well as international political economy. She is a Senior Research Scholar and lecturer at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Her recent work investigates the variations in local labor market institutions and economic conditions related to fertility and household formation decisions, especially in the OECD and Latin America. Additionally, she has a keen interest in various migration topics, such as immigrant fertility, the impact of language, political conditions, and welfare provisions on migration flows, as well as the wellbeing of child migrants and the differential labor market performance of migrants in European countries. Before her tenure at Princeton, she was an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and served as a Research Affiliate at the Population Research Center of the University of Chicago. Her academic journey also includes teaching positions at Ohio State University and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Her scholarly contributions have been published in prestigious journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Population Economics, and Population Studies.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Research Scholar, Lecturer

2023-01-01 — Present

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs • Princeton, NJ

Senior Research Scholar and lecturer specializing in economic demography and international political economy.

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Illinois at Chicago • Chicago, IL

Tenured Associate Professor with research focus in economic demography.

Lecturer

— Present

Ohio State University • Columbus, OH

Lecturer with focus on economic studies.

Lecturer

— Present

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona • Barcelona, Spain

Lecturer in economic subjects.

Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.