Elizabeth Caucutt

Elizabeth Caucutt is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Ontario. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1997. Her research program focuses on macroeconomics, family economics, and human capital formation, with particular emphasis on how economic policies affect family decisions and child development.

Her research explores diverse themes including:

• The impact of borrowing constraints on educational investments
• Tax policy implications for human capital development
• Economic determinants of marriage and fertility decisions
• Racial disparities in socioeconomic outcomes
• Development economics with focus on African economies

Professor Caucutt's extensive publication record demonstrates consistent focus on policy-relevant economic analysis. Recent works examine the complex relationships between incarceration, unemployment, and marriage patterns, while earlier foundational research established frameworks for understanding human capital investment decisions under various economic constraints.