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CSDE Research Affiliate

Sana Khalil

Assistant Professor, Economics
University of Washington



    Sana Khalil is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Washington Tacoma. Dr. Khalil obtained her doctoral degree in economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in September 2022, where she was a US Fulbright doctoral fellow and received the 2018 Solomon Barkin Award for best research on improving the conditions of the working class. Her research interests are in applied microeconomics and econometrics, centered on exploring social and economic inequalities. In her research, she integrates experimental and quasi-experimental techniques with qualitative surveys to explore issues in labor economics, behavioral economics, environmental resourcemanagement, and gender and development. Her current research spans three interconnected strands: (1) Household water insecurities in Pakistan; (2) Cousin marriage, intrahousehold dynamics, and their impact on women's paid work, and (3) labor market inequalities and employers' hiring practices.