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Jamin D. Speer
Jamin D. Speer
Research Fellow
University of Memphis
jspeer@memphis.edu External Homepage CV

Jamin Speer is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Memphis, where he was previously an Assistant Profesosr. He also worked as a Staff Economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers in 2010-11. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 2014 and his B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University in 2007.

Jamin studies Labor Economics, Economics of Education, and Development Economics, with a focus on gender gaps in outcomes and the effects of skills.

Jamin Speer jointed IZA as a Research Fellow in September 2020.

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16599
Stigma and Take-up of Labor Market Assistance: Evidence from Two Field Experiments
Adam Osman, Jamin D. Speer
published in: Economica, 2024, 91 (361), 123-141
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16598
Discrimination against Women in Hiring
Adam Osman, Jamin D. Speer, Andrew Weaver
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2025, 73 (2), 781-809
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16099
Rich Grad, Poor Grad: Family Background and College Major Choice
Margaret Leighton, Jamin D. Speer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14676
Bye Bye Ms. American Sci: Women and the Leaky STEM Pipeline
Jamin D. Speer
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 93, 102371
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13734
STEM Occupations and the Gender Gap: What Can We Learn from Job Tasks?
Jamin D. Speer
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