Esther MBIH

Esther MBIH is an Affiliated Member of CREST, specializing in Economics. Her research spans critical economic issues including gender disparities in labor markets, income inequality, healthcare access, and fiscal policy impacts. She contributes to high-impact publications in collaboration with leading institutions like the American Economic Review.

Research Interests:

• Gender disparities in employer training provision
• Drivers of rising income inequality (corporate markups, taxation, asset pricing)
• Healthcare labor supply dynamics and financial incentives
• Redistributive effects of socio-fiscal policies

Publications: Her recent works address contemporary economic challenges such as child penalty effects on couple income inequality and francophone music representation in streaming platforms. These analyses bridge economic theory with real-world policy implications.