María Padilla-Romo is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee.
Before arriving at the University of Tennessee in 2017, she earned a Ph.D. in economics from Texas A&M University, and an M.A. in economics and a B.A. in mathematics from the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico. At the core of her research is an interest in improving policy design to reduce inequality and improve the well-being of vulnerable populations. Her recent and current work evaluates the consequences of violence and full-time schooling on labor, education, and health outcomes in the short and long run.
María Padilla-Romo joined IZA as a Research Fellow in September 2022.
IZA Publications
IZA Discussion Paper No. 18369
Francisco Cabrera-Hernández, Andrew Dustan, Daniel Osuna-Gomez, María Padilla-Romo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 18155
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17215
Eunsik Chang, Sandra Orozco-Aleman, María Padilla-Romo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16791
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2025, 236, 107120
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16374
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15602
Francisco Cabrera-Hernández, María Padilla-Romo, Cecilia Peluffo
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 96, 102443
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15304
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2025, 242, 105302
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9067
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 58, 253-268
