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Kira Villa

University of New Mexico

Kira Villa is an Associate Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of New Mexico. Her primary research interests are in issues of food, nutrition, health, and human development in the context of poverty and economic development.  Currently, her research focuses on early childhood development and the mechanisms linking early childhood well-being to later life outcomes.

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Related Projects

  • Transitions to Adulthood

Related Publications

  • GLM|LIC Policy Brief No. 10

    Transitions to Adulthood
  • GLM|LIC Working Paper No. 25

    Labor Outcomes during the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
  • GLM|LIC Working Paper No. 26

    Madagascar Young Adult Transitions Survey
  • GLM|LIC Working Paper No. 27

    Teen Fertility and Labor Market Segmentation

Published Articles

  • Journal of African Economies, 28(3), 277-303

    Teen Fertility and Female Employment Outcomes: Evidence from Madagascar

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