Ph.D. Economics Candidate
specializing in public and economic policy,
applied microeconomics and econometrics,
industrial organization,
education and health economics.
shapiro@ucsc.edu
evashapiro.github.io
Tel. 925.286.2846
Department of Economics
University of California
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
I am a Ph.D. economist specializing in applied microeconomics and econometrics, with research focusing on public economics, industrial organization, and health and education economics. My research addresses issues in vehicle safety regulation, non-cognitive development and student achivement, and student language ability tracking. In addition to my research, I am passionate about my students. My teaching experience includes instruction of both lecture and seminar courses at multiple institutions in microeconomics, business strategy, IO and communication.
Ph.D. Economics, University of California at Santa Cruz (2019)
M.P.A. London School of Economics (2011)
A.B. Economics, Princeton University (2009)
Lecturer, U.C. Santa Cruz
Summer 2015, Summer 2016
Guest Lecturer, California State University - East Bay
Spring 2015
Graduate Student Instructor, U.C. Santa Cruz
Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016
Graduate Student Instructor, U.C. Santa Cruz
Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016
Teaching Assistant, Princeton University (2008-2009)
California Community Colleges Research and Planning Group (2015-present)
Project Cornerstone (2014-present)
Breakthrough Institute (2011)
Compass Lexecon (2009)
Leadership Program, Princeton University (2006-2009)
Programming Languages: Java, Python, R, HTML, SQL, Bash.
Foreign Languages: English (native), French (fluent), Spanish (basic).
Professional Affiliations: American Economic Association, Women Impacting Public Policy.