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Mayra Pineda-Torres is an Assistant Professor in the School of Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she focuses on research intersecting health, labor, and gender economics. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Texas A&M University. Her research primarily addresses topics related to teenage women's equality and welfare, delving into the health economic implications of reproductive health care policies. Pineda-Torres has conducted numerous studies on the long-run impacts of contraception and abortion policies implemented in the U.S. during the 1960s and 1970s, including contemporary policies surrounding mandatory waiting periods for abortions and targeted regulations on abortion providers. Her research interests encompass Applied Microeconomics, Development Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics, and Public Economics. She teaches courses on Health Economics and Undergraduate Research, contributing to the academic development of students in the economics field.
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