Marjorie B. McElroy is a Professor of Economics at Duke University since 1986, affiliated with the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and the Duke Population Research Center. Her research focuses on labor economics, family decision-making, marriage markets, and financial economics. She has held leadership roles including Department Chair (1996–2002) and Acting Chair (1995–1996). McElroy earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University (1969) and a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University (1965). Her research explores altruism in marriage markets, bargaining theory, and demographic policy impacts, particularly China’s population policies. She has received National Science Foundation grants for studies on family decisions and marriage markets. Notable publications include work on gender dynamics in academia, crime deterrence models, and divorce law effects. McElroy teaches courses in labor and family economics, applied microeconomics, and honors research supervision. McElroy’s academic contributions span theoretical and empirical economics, with a focus on household economics and policy analysis. Her work bridges microeconomic theory with real-world applications in family structure, public policy, and financial markets. She is recognized for advancing methodological approaches in panel data analysis and arbitrage pricing theory.








