Ashley Wong

Ashley Wong serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Tilburg University, with additional affiliations as Invited Researcher at J-PAL's Science for Progress Initiative and recent Visiting Researcher at CESifo (March 4-11, 2024).

Her academic credentials include a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University (2022) and a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford's Institute for Economic Policy Research. Current research focuses on labor and gender economics through three major projects:

• Analysis of German pension caregiver credits' impact on gender gaps using social security data
• Examination of maternity leave policies' effects on female entrepreneurship via Dutch microdata
• Investigation of how university gender diversity influences research topics and recognition of female-authored work

While no specific awards are documented, her active collaborations with institutions including CESifo, J-PAL, and Stanford demonstrate significant research engagement. Current projects indicate ongoing grant support for her work on labor policy, gender economics, and innovation.