PGDA Post-Doctoral Fellows
JOCELYN FINLAY
PGDA Research Associate 2008-
PGDA Fellow 2006-2008
 Jocelyn started work with the PGDA in September 2006 as a post-doctoral fellow, and in June 2008 became a research associate of the PGDA. While a post-doc at the PGDA, Jocelyn worked with David Bloom and David Canning in exploring the economic consequences of demographic change. The decline in fertility rates around the world since 1960 and the rise in life expectancy have changed the age structure of populations. With a shift in the proportion of youth- and old-age to the number of workers, there are both accounting affects and behavioral responses that affect economic outcomes.
As a research associate, Jocelyn will continue to work with David Bloom and David Canning on the research themes carried out during her time as a post-doc. She will contribute to the research agenda of the PGDA by examining the effects of fertility changes, growth of the working-age share, and aging on economic outcomes such as savings, labor supply, education, and economic growth through developing and maintaining datasets and conducting econometric analysis.
In Jocelyn’s independent research, she is interested in the social and behavioral responses to natural disasters. Her analysis focuses on economic and health outcomes of exposure to natural disasters, and how these outcomes vary by disaster type and magnitude across the different age groups. Her goal is to create a more generalized understanding of the social and behavioral responses to disasters so that governments and aid agencies can help vulnerable communities better prepare for disasters and help those affected by disasters recover more effectively.
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