Assistant Professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M

Joanna N. Lahey is an assistant professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M. Lahey studies age discrimination and how age relates to labor market outcomes. Her academic publications include, "Becoming Oldest-Old: Evidence from Historical US Data," "Predicting Older Age Mortality Trends," both coauthored with Dora Costa, "Age, Women, and Hiring: An Experimental Study," and "State Age Discrimination Laws and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act." Lahey's work has appeared on American Public Radio's Marketplace, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and USA Today among others. She earned her Ph.D. in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Research Projects for the Center for Retirement Research

Completed

"Dual-Eligible Medicaid Spending: Are We on the Flat of the Curve?" (with Melissa A. Boyle and Margaret E. Czervionke), Working Paper, #2008-16, December 2008.

"Health Insurance and the Labor Supply Decisions of Older Workers: Evidence from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs" (with Melissa Boyle), Working Paper, #2007-23, December 2007.

"How Do Age Discrimination Laws Affect Older Workers?" , Work Opportunity Issue in Brief, #5, October 2006.

"Age, Women, and Hiring: An Experimental Study", Working Paper, #2006-23, September 2006.

"State Age Protection Laws and Age Discrimination in Employment Act" , Working Paper, #2006-24, July 2006.

"Do Older Workers Face Discrimination?" , Issue in Brief, #33, July 2005.

"Becoming Oldest-Old: Evidence from Historical U.S. Data" (with Dora L. Costa), Working Paper, #2003-10, May 2003.