Jane Harrison

Ms Jane Harrison is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the School of Business, University of Notre Dame, where she has been since 2012. She holds a BEc (Hons Japanese) and an MPhil (Economics). Her research focuses on labour economics (including gender wage differentials and workplace segregation), housing economics, and social policy. She has co-supervised research on gender wage gaps in professional sports and labour market discrimination.

Education:

• Bachelor of Economics (Honours in Japanese)
• Master of Philosophy in Economics

Research Interests:

• Labour market segregation and discrimination
• Gender wage differentials
• Housing market discrimination
• Policy solutions for social inequality

Grants & Awards:

• Murdoch University Postgraduate Travel Grant (1995)
• Hirano Scholarship (1982)
• Japan Foundation Scholarship (1984)

Teaching & Advising:

• Co-supervised research on gender wage gaps and labour market discrimination
• Active in COBRA seminar series and School of Business conferences

Labs/Teams: Engaged with the College of Business Research Association (COBRA) and contributed to symposiums like the Public Choice Theory event.