Rebecca Linchi Hsu

Dr. Rebecca (Linchi) Hsu is an Associate Professor of Economics at Howard University, Washington, D.C., affiliated with the Department of Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences. She also serves in the COAS Honors Program. Her work focuses on household economics, public policy, intimate partner violence, and the economics of crime, with current projects exploring unemployment insurance and domestic violence.

Education: Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Research & Grants: Her research has been funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the U.S. Department of Labor. She has published in journals such as the Journal of Economic Literature, Economic Inquiry, and Feminist Economics. Her CV is available for download on her website.

Teaching: Courses include Intermediate Microeconomics (Economics 170) and Labor Economics I, emphasizing critical analysis of research and policy implications.