Christabel Akhigbe

Christabel Akhigbe is a PhD student and researcher at the Department of Economics, University of Michigan. She holds a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science from Kent State University.

• Education
  • B.A. in Economics (2019-2023), Kent State University
  • B.A. in Computer Science (2019-2023), Kent State University
• Research Interests
  • Behavioral Economics: Exploring decision-making under complexity and emotional drivers like regret
  • Development Economics: Investigating migration's impact on economic growth
  • Industrial Organization: Analyzing market structures and consumer behavior
  • Computer Science: Applying programming (Python, C++) to economic modeling and database development
• Academic Engagement
  • Graduate Student Instructor for ECON 398 (Strategy) and ECON 101 (Principles of Microeconomics)
  • Research Assistant for Christine Exley (2025), David Miller (2024), and Dean Yang (2024)
• Professional Experience
  • Research and Data Analyst at New Growth Group LLC (2022-2023)
• Technical Skills
  • Python, STATA, SAS, C++, R, MATLAB