Rosemary Kaiser

Rosemary Kaiser is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Rutgers University, School of Arts and Sciences. She joined the faculty in Fall 2022. Her research focuses on macroeconomics and labor economics, with emphases on labor force participation, retirement policies, and domestic labor outsourcing. She holds a B.S. in Economics from Ball State University (undated) and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2022).

Her work employs quantitative models to analyze topics such as the transition from defined benefit to defined contribution retirement plans, the impact of staffing fees on human capital investment, and the interplay between education decisions and labor force participation. She has collaborated with researchers like Zhifeng Cai, Xiaohui Sun, and Yang Xuan on these projects.

Recent research highlights include a model demonstrating that shifting retirement plans reduced retirement rates among older workers by 92%, and an analysis showing that domestic outsourcing improves labor market efficiency despite human capital under-investment. Her work on temporary employment contracts reveals that reduced employment protections can harm long-term human capital and GDP growth.

Though no formal scientific awards are listed, her publications have been accepted or are under review at prestigious journals like the Journal of Labor Economics and the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics. She advises no listed students but collaborates on multi-faceted projects involving policy analysis and macroeconomic modeling.