Caroline B. Theoharides

Caroline B. Theoharides is a Professor of Economics at Amherst College within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her research program focuses on the intersection of migration, labor, and development economics, with particular expertise in international migration patterns and their economic consequences for origin countries.

Her research interests include:

• International migration economics and its development impacts
• Medical worker migration and healthcare systems
• Child labor dynamics in developing economies
• Remittance effects on long-term economic development
• Labor market responses to migration policies

Professor Theoharides' publication record demonstrates consistent high-impact research in premier economics journals including American Economic Review, Science, Journal of Development Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics. Her work often employs rigorous empirical methods to examine how migration policies and international labor mobility affect economic outcomes in both sending and receiving countries. Recent research has increasingly focused on medical worker migration and its implications for healthcare systems globally.

Her scientific contributions have appeared in leading publications across economics and interdisciplinary journals. Major awards and recognitions are not specified in available documentation.

Professor Theoharides has maintained an active research program since at least 2009, with publications continuing through anticipated 2025 releases, indicating ongoing research productivity and engagement with contemporary economic issues in migration and development.