Dan LaFave, Colby College

I am an Associate Professor of Economics and a Faculty Affiliate of the East Asian Studies and Global Studies programs at Colby College. My research focuses on the interplay of health, human capital, and labor markets in developing economies. See here for my CV.

I enjoy collaborating with undergraduate researchers and teaching courses in econometrics, development economics, global health economics, and microeconomics. I earned my Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University and a B.A. in International Studies from Boston College.

For 2024-25, I am the Associate Chair of the Economics Department. You may be here looking for Colby…
– Econ major and minor requirement checklists – here
– Economics study abroad guidelines – here
– Transfer credit approval forms – summer/domestic, abroad

Recent Papers and Projects

Farm Profits, Prices and Household Behavior (pdf, NBER version, CEPR version)
     with Evan Peet and Duncan Thomas . Accepted, Journal of Development Economics

Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run (pdf)
    with Alemu Mekonnen, Abebe Beyene, Randall Bluffstone, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, and Michael Toman. Accepted, Environment and Development Economics

Extreme Weather Events Impact Risk Tolerance and Time Preferences (pdf)
     with Paula Jaramillo and Lindsey Novak. Revise and resubmit

Price Differentials and Skin Tone in Digital Art (pdf)
with Tim Hubbard

Stability and Evolution of Preferences for New Technology (pdf)
    with Sahan Dissanayake, George Voigt (Colby), Abebe Beyene, Randall Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Alemu Mekonnen, Abbie Cooper (Colby), and Michael Toman