Martha J. Bailey

Martha J. Bailey is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California-Los Angeles and serves as Director of the California Center for Population Research. She is affiliated with multiple institutions, including the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), CEPR, CESifo, IZA, and HCEO.

• Research focuses on labor economics, demography, and health in the U.S. using economic history perspectives.
• Current projects include evaluations of the War on Poverty and equal pay legislation, and studies on contraception affordability (M-CARE) and historical data linkage (LIFE-M).
• Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and major foundations.

Scientific Awards:

• 2017 John Dewey Teaching Award
• 2022 Berck and Lisa Cheng Award
• 2022 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

Grants and Affiliations: NIH, NSF, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Ford Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation. Editorial roles at Journal of Labor Economics and American Economic Review.