Research Interests: labor, education, inequality, mobility, social policy

Jessica Urzúa is a PhD student in Sociology and Social Policy. She is interested in how power and social structure in labor markets and higher education affect economic inequality, and how social policies may exacerbate or mitigate this inequality. She is particularly interested in examining how race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status can interact and jointly contribute to labor and educational inequalities.

She received an AB in Social Anthropology from Harvard College and an MA in Economics from Columbia University. 

Previous Degrees:
AB, Social Anthropology, Harvard College
MA, Economics, Columbia University