Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

Research Fellow

University of Sydney

External Homepage CV

Research Interests

Deborah Cobb-Clark is Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney. She is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course; and an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.

Professor Cobb-Clark earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Michigan (1990). Prior to joining the University of Sydney, she was the Ronald Henderson Professor and Director of the Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne. She has also held positions at the US Labor Department, Illinois State University, and the Australian National University where she was the founding director of The Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research (SPEAR) Centre.

Her research agenda centres on the effect of social policy on labour market outcomes including immigration, sexual and racial harassment, health, old-age support, education and youth transitions. She has published more than four dozen academic articles in leading international journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, and Labour Economics. She is a former co-editor of the Journal of Population Economics.

Professor Cobb-Clark joined IZA as a Research Fellow in December 2000 and served as Program Coordinator of IZA’s research area on "Gender and Family Economics".

Filter

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16864
Schooling and Self-Control
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16061
Locus of Control and the Preference for Agency
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Juliana Silva Goncalves, Arne Uhlendorff
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15175
The Determinants of Population Self-Control
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
updated version forthcoming as 'Surveillance and self-control' in: Economic Journal.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15043
Managers' Risk Preferences and Firm Training Investments
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Harald Pfeifer, Arne Uhlendorff, Caroline Wehner
published in: European Economic Review, 2024, 161, 104616
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14987
Self-Control and Unhealthy Body Weight: The Role of Impulsivity and Restraint
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
forthcoming in: Economics & Human Biology
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14976
The Stability of Self-Control in a Population Representative Study
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nancy Kong, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2023, 95, 102599.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14920
The Predictive Power of Self-Control for Life Outcomes
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 197, 725-744
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14663
Parental Responses to Children's Achievement Test Results
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Tiffany Ho, Nicolás Salamanca
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14609
Sophistication about Self-Control
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14419
The Global COVID-19 Student Survey: First Wave Results
David A. Jaeger, Jaime Arellano-Bover, Krzysztof Karbownik, Marta Martínez Matute, John M. Nunley, R. Alan Seals Jr., Miguel Almunia, Mackenzie Alston, Sascha O. Becker, Pilar Beneito, René Böheim, José E. Boscá, Jessica H. Brown, Simon Chang, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Shooshan Danagoulian, Sandra Donnally, Marissa Eckrote-Nordland, Lídia Farré, Javier Ferri, Margherita Fort, Jane Cooley Fruewirth, Rebecca Gelding, Allen C. Goodman, Melanie Guldi, Simone Häckl, Janet Hankin, Scott A. Imberman, Joanna Lahey, Joan Llull, Hani Mansour, Isaac McFarlin, Jaakko Meriläinen, Tove Mortlund, Martin Nybom, Stephen D. O'Connell, Rupert Sausgruber, Amy Schwartz, Jan Stuhler, Petra Thiemann, Roel van Veldhuizen, Marianne H. Wanamaker, Maria Zhu
published in: Covid Economics, 2021, 79, 152-217
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13828
Risk Preferences and Training Investments
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Cosima Obst, Arne Uhlendorff
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, 2023, 205, 668-686
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13618
The Intergenerational Effects of Requiring Unemployment Benefit Recipients to Engage in Non-Search Activities
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Anne C. Gielen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13065
Parents' Responses to Teacher Qualifications
Simon Chang, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nicolás Salamanca
publisehd in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 197, 419 - 446
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12893
Pathways of Disadvantage: Unpacking the Intergenerational Correlation in Welfare
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 80, 102066
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12488
Self-Control: Determinants, Life Outcomes and Intergenerational Implications
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
updated version published as 'The Predictive Power of Self-Control for Life Outcomes' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 197, 725-744
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12285
Depression, Risk Preferences and Risk-Taking Behavior
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Nathan Kettlewell
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57 (5) 1566-160
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11891
The Great Recession and Children's Mental Health in Australia
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Daniel Christensen, Sarah E. Johnson, Stephen R. Zubrick
published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, 16 (4), 537
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11800
The Bilingual Gap in Children's Language and Emotional Development
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Colm P. Harmon, Anita Staneva
published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 10 (1)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11514
The Effect of Quarantining Welfare on School Attendance in Indigenous Communities
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nathan Kettlewell, Stefanie Schurer, Sven Silburn
forthcoming in: Journal of Human Resources
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11236
The Risk and Time Preferences of Young Truants and Their Parents
Emma Antrobus, Victoria Baranov, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Lorraine Mazerolle, Agnieszka Tymula
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11070
Intergenerational Disadvantage: Learning about Equal Opportunity from Social Assistance Receipt
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Nicolás Salamanca, Anna Zhu
forthcoming in: Labour Economics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10653
The Bilateral Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Employment Status
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, David C. Ribar
published in: Economics & Human Biology, 2019, 35, 96-106
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10406
Locus of Control and Investment in Training
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Helke Seitz, Arne Uhlendorff
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57(4), 1311-1349
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10386
Biology and Gender in the Labor Market
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: S. L. Averett, L. M. Argys and S. D. Hoffman (eds.): The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy, Oxford, 2018, 513–538
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9879
Mental Health and Productivity at Work: Does What You Do Matter?
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mark Wooden
published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 46, 150-165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9686
Parenting Style as an Investment in Human Development
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nicolás Salamanca, Anna Zhu
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, 1315 - 1352
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9600
Job Search, Locus of Control, and Internal Migration
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Juliane Hennecke, Arne Uhlendorff
substantially revised version published as 'Locus of Control and Internal Migration' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 79, 1-19.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9535
Gender Gaps in Early Educational Achievement
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Julie Moschion
published in Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30 (4), 1093–1134
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9250
Childhood Homelessness and Adult Employment: The Role of Education, Incarceration, and Welfare Receipt
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Anna Zhu
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30 (3), 893-924
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8678
Locus of Control and the Labor Market
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 4:3,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8588
A Family Affair: Job Loss and the Mental Health of Spouses and Adolescents
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mark Wooden
published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 6, 6 (2017)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8495
A Journey Home: What Drives How Long People Are Homeless?
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nicolas Herault, Rosanna Scutella, Yi-Ping Tseng
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2016, 91, 57-72.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7837
Locus of Control and Savings
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sonja C. de New, Mathias Sinning
published in: Journal of Banking and Finance, 2016, 73, 113-130
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7794
Is There an Educational Penalty for Being Suspended from School?
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sonja C. de New, Trinh Le, Duncan McVicar, Rong Zhang
published in: Education Economics, 2015, 23 (4), 376-395
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7790
"High"-School: The Relationship between Early Marijuana Use and Educational Outcomes
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sonja C. de New, Trinh Le, Duncan McVicar, Rong Zhang
published in: Economic Record, 2015, 91(293), 247-266
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7551
Educational Achievement and the Allocation of School Resources
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nikhil Jha
published in: Australian Economic Review, 2016, 49 (3), 251 – 271
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7062
Immigrant Wage and Employment Assimilation: A Comparison of Methods
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Barbara Hanel, Duncan McVicar
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6789
Healthy Habits: The Connection between Diet, Exercise, and Locus of Control
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sonja C. de New, Stefanie Schurer
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 98, 1-28
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6376
Parents' Economic Support of Young-Adult Children: Do Socioeconomic Circumstances Matter?
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Tue Gorgens
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2014, 27 (2), 447-471
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6150
Migrant Youths' Educational Achievement: The Role of Institutions
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mathias Sinning, Steven Stillman
published in: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, 2012, 643 (1), 18-45
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6042
Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Erdal Tekin
published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2014, 12 (2), 327-358
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5943
The Stability of Big-Five Personality Traits
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Stefanie Schurer
published in: Economics Letters, 2012, 115 (1), 11-15
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5831
Bias in the Legal Profession: Self-Assessed versus Statistical Measures of Discrimination
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Eric Helland
published in: Journal of Legal Studies, 2014, 43(2), 323-357
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5750
Immigration and Status Exchange in Australia and the United States
Kate H. Choi, Marta Tienda, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mathias Sinning
published in: Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2012, 30 (1), 49-62
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5630
Two Economists’ Musings on the Stability of Locus of Control
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Stefanie Schurer
published in: The Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (570), F358-F400
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5093
Do Non-Cognitive Skills Help Explain the Occupational Segregation of Young People?
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 21, 59-73
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4985
Immigration Background and the Intergenerational Correlation in Education
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Trong-Ha Nguyen
published in: Economic Record, 2012, 88 (283), D 554-575
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4907
Are Young People's Educational Outcomes Linked to their Sense of Control?
Juan D. Barón, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4750
Locus of Control and Job Search Strategies
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Arne Uhlendorff
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97(1), 88-103, Supplementary Appendix available
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4618
Financial Stress, Family Conflict, and Youths' Successful Transition to Adult Roles
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, David C. Ribar
published as 'Financial Stress, Family Conflict, and Australian Youths’ Transitions from Home and School' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2012, 11 (4), 469 - 490.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4481
Portfolio Allocation in the Face of a Means-Tested Public Pension
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent A. Hildebrand
pubished in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2011, 57 (3), 536 - 560
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4464
Neighborhood Diversity and the Appreciation of Native- and Immigrant-Owned Homes
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mathias Sinning
published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2011, 41 (1), 214-226
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4289
Noncognitive Skills, Occupational Attainment, and Relative Wages
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Michelle Tan
published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (1), 1-13
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4095
Taking Chances: The Effect of Growing Up on Welfare on the Risky Behavior of Young People
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Chris Ryan, Anastasia Sartbayeva
published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012, 114 (3), 729–755
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3904
Cultural Transmission of Work-Welfare Attitudes and the Intergenerational Correlation in Welfare Receipt
Juan D. Barón, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nisvan Erkal
published as 'Welfare Receipt and the Intergenerational Transmission of Work-Welfare Norms' in: Southern Economics Journal, 2015, 82 (1), 208–234
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3874
Emigration and the Age Profile of Retirement among Immigrants
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Steven Stillman
published as "Return migration and the age profile of retirement among immigrants" in: IZA Journal of Migration 2013, 2:20
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3828
The Effect of Community-Level Socio-Economic Conditions on Threatening Racial Encounters
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2010, 40 (6), 517-529
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3562
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in Private- and Public-Sector Employment: A Distributional Analysis
Juan D. Barón, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Economic Record, 2010, 86 (273), 227 - 246
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3473
Does the Effect of Incentive Payments on Survey Response Rates Differ by Income Support History?
Juan D. Barón, Robert Breunig, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Tue Gorgens, Anastasia Sartbayeva
published in: Journal of Official Statistics, 2009, 25(4), 483-507
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3309
Leaving Home: What Economics Has to Say about the Living Arrangements of Young Australians
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Australian Economic Review, 2008, 41 (2), 160-176
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3304
The Asset Portfolios of Native-Born and Foreign-Born Households
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent A. Hildebrand
published in: Economic Record, 2009, 85(268), 46-59
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2772
A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap
Thomas K. Bauer, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent A. Hildebrand, Mathias Sinning
published in: Economic Inquiry, 2011, 11 (4), 989-1007
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2647
Gender-Biased Behavior at Work: What Can Surveys Tell Us About the Link Between Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination?
Heather Antecol, Vanessa E. Barcus, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2009, 30 (5), 782-792
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2449
The Retirement Expectations of Middle-Aged Individuals
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Steven Stillman
published in: Economic Record, 2009, 85(269), 146-163
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2389
Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in Local Consumer Markets: Exploiting the Army’s Procedures for Matching Personnel to Duty Locations
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 64(2), 496-509
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1948
The Portfolio Choices of Hispanic Couples
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent A. Hildebrand
published in: Social Science Quarterly, 2006, 87 (5), 1344-1363
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1773
Improving the Modeling of Couples' Labour Supply
Robert Breunig, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Xiaodong Gong
published in: Economic Record, 2008, 84(267), 466-485
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1636
Racial Harassment, Job Satisfaction and Intentions to Remain in the Military
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22 (3), 713-738
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1624
Disagreement in Partners' Reports of Financial Difficulty
Robert Breunig, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Xiaodong Gong, Danielle Venn
published in: Review of the Economics of the Household, 2007, 5 (1), 59-82
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1380
Selection Policy and the Labour Market Outcomes of New Immigrants
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: D.A. Cobb-Clark and S. Khoo (eds.), Public Policy and Immigrant Settlement, Edward Elgar 2006
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1211
Do You Need a Job to Find a Job?
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Paul Frijters, Guyonne Kalb
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1150
The Wealth of Mexican Americans
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent A. Hildebrand
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41 (4), 841-868
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1149
Identity and Racial Harassment
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2008, 66(3-4), 529-557
IZA Discussion Paper No. 864
A Couples-Based Approach to the Problem of Workless Families
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Chris Ryan, Robert Breunig
published in: Economic Record, 2006, 82 (259), 428-444
IZA Discussion Paper No. 674
The Wealth and Asset Holdings of U.S.- Born and Foreign-Born Households: Evidence from SIPP Data
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent A. Hildebrand
published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2006, 51 (1), 17-42
IZA Discussion Paper No. 628
Assisting the Long-Term Unemployed: Results from a Randomized Trial
Robert Breunig, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Yvonne Dunlop, Marion Terrill
published in: Economic Record, 2003, 79 (244), 84-102
IZA Discussion Paper No. 620
Public Policy and the Labor Market Adjustment of New Immigrants to Australia
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16 (4), 655-681
IZA Discussion Paper No. 619
The Changing Nature of Employment-Related Sexual Harassment: Evidence from the U.S. Federal Government (1978-1994)
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2004, 57(3), 443-461
IZA Discussion Paper No. 575
Human Capital and Earnings of Female Immigrants to Australia, Canada, and the United States
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Stephen Trejo
published in: Host Societies and the Reception of Immigrants, Jeffrey G. Reitz (ed.), San Diego: Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, 2003, 327-359
IZA Discussion Paper No. 515
Parallel Private Health Insurance in Australia: A Cautionary Tale and Lessons for Canada
Jeremiah Hurley, Rhema Vaithianathan, Thomas F. Crossley, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
IZA Discussion Paper No. 379
The Sexual Harassment of Female Active-Duty Personnel: Effects on Job Satisfaction and Intentions to Remain in the Military
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2006, 61 (1), 55-80
IZA Discussion Paper No. 363
Immigration Policy and the Skills of Immigrants to Australia, Canada, and the United States
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Stephen Trejo
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38 (1), 192-218
IZA Discussion Paper No. 293
Gender, Comparative Advantage and Labor Market Activity in Immigrant Families
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Thomas F. Crossley
published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (3), 373-393
IZA Discussion Paper No. 290
The Job Search and Education Investments of Immigrant Families
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Marie D. Connolly, Christopher Worswick
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2005, 18 (4), 663–690
IZA Discussion Paper No. 289
Old-Age Support in Developing Countries: Labor Supply, Intergenerational Transfers and Living Arrangements
Lisa A. Cameron, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published as 'Do coresidency and financial transfers from the children reduce the need for elderly parents to works in developing countries?' in : Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21(4), 1007-1033
IZA Discussion Paper No. 288
Getting Ahead: The Determinants of and Payoffs to Internal Promotion for Young U.S. Men and Women
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2001, 20, 339-372
Type
Display
20 50 100
Type