Judith M. Delaney

Research Fellow

University of Bath

judithmdelaney@gmail.com

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Judith Delaney received her B.Sc in Economics and Finance from University College Dublin in 2008, an M.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2010 and her Ph.D from University College London in 2017.

She currently is an assistant professor at University of Bath. Judith's research focuses on labour markets and education. In particular, she is interested in the role which labour market risk plays in determining why individuals do not attend college despite the high rates of return. Other more recent work looks at barriers to economic and social inclusion, contingent work arrangements, emigration, and skills mismatch.

Judith Delaney became an IZA Affiliate in October 2017 and Research Fellow in December 2023.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17652

Levelling the Playing Field? SES Differences in Graduate Degree Choices

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17300

The Effect of Distance to Colleges on Application Behavior

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17273

The Effect of Wages on Job Vacancy Duration: Evidence from a Spatial Discontinuity

Charles Carter, Judith M. Delaney, Kerry L. Papps

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16918

Gender Differences in Graduate Degree Choices

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, 230, 106882

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16635

Gender Differences in Teacher Judgement of Comparative Advantage

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15352

Gender Differences in STEM Persistence after Graduation

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economica, 2022, 89 (356), 862-883.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15128

Rank Effects in Education: What Do We Know So Far?

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), Handbook fo Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, 2022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14074

Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published as: The Economics of Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, Oxford University Press, August 2021

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13973

Gender Differences in College Applications: Aspiration and Risk Management

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 80, 102077

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13299

How Gender and Prior Disadvantage Predict Performance in College

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economic and Social Review, 2020, 51 (2), 189 -239

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13251

Choosing Differently? College Application Behavior and the Persistence of Educational Advantage

Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 77, 101998