{"id":63,"date":"2012-08-27T23:04:06","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T03:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/drlafave\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:03:10","slug":"63-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/drlafave\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan LaFave, Colby College"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am a Professor of Economics and a Faculty Affiliate of the Global Studies program at Colby College. My research focuses on the interplay of health, human capital, and labor markets in developing economies. See here<\/a> for my CV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the 2025-26 academic year, I am the Chair of the Economics Department. You may be here looking for Colby…
– Econ major and minor requirement checklists – here<\/a>
– Economics study abroad guidelines –\u00a0here<\/a>
– Transfer credit approval forms –\u00a0summer\/domestic<\/a>, abroad<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Recent Papers and Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extreme Weather Events Impact Risk Tolerance and Time Preferences (pdf<\/a>)
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0with Paula Jaramillo<\/a> and Lindsey Novak<\/a><\/em>. 2026, World Bank Economic Review<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farm Profits, Prices and Household Behavior (pdf<\/a>, NBER version<\/a>, CEPR version<\/a>)
     with Evan Peet<\/a> and Duncan Thomas<\/a><\/em> . 2025, Journal of Development Economics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run (pdf<\/a>)
    with Alemu Mekonnen<\/a>, Abebe Beyene<\/a>, Randall Bluffstone<\/a>, Sahan Dissanayake<\/a>, Zenebe Gebreegziabher<\/a>, and Michael Toman<\/a><\/em>. 2025, Environment and Development Economics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price Differentials and Skin Tone in Digital Art (pdf<\/a>)
with Tim Hubbard<\/a><\/em>. 2025, Journal of Cultural Economics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stability and Evolution of Preferences for New Technology (pdf<\/a>)
    with Sahan Dissanayake<\/a>, George Voigt (Colby), Abebe Beyene<\/a>, Randall Bluffstone<\/a>, Zenebe Gebreegziabher<\/a>, Alemu Mekonnen<\/a>, Abbie Cooper (Colby), and Michael Toman<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics (pdf<\/a>, NBER version<\/a>)
     with Nick Huntington-Klein<\/a>, Claus P\u00f6rtner<\/a>, and the Many Economists Collaborative on Researcher Variation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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