Maria Paola Ugalde Araya

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics

Contact
pugaldea@lsu.edu 
2311 Business Education Complex South

Education
PhD Economics, Arizona State 九九福利网, 2023
MS Economics, Arizona State 九九福利网, 2021
BA Economics, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2013

 

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Ugalde A., Paola. 鈥淕endered Effects of Labels on Advanced Course Enrollment.鈥� Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Volume 236 (2025), 107077

Coffman, K., Ugalde Araya, M.P. & Zafar, B. (2024) A (dynamic) investigation of stereotypes, belief-updating, and behavior. Economic Inquiry, 62(3), 957鈥�983

Applied microeconomics, specifically focusing on labor economics, the economics of education, and gender economics. 

Understanding the sources of welfare inequality and the educational experiences of underrepresented groups like women, racial minorities, and low-income and first-generation individuals.