Regular biography
Rebecca Lessem is an Associate Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business. Her research interests include topics within economics, though specific areas are not detailed in available sources. She is affiliated with the ECON department and can be contacted via email at rlessem@andrew.cmu.edu. Her faculty profile page provides additional information about her work and contributions to the field.
Scholar-generated biography
Rebecca Lessem is a labor economist at Carnegie Mellon University with a focus on immigration and its economic impacts. Her research explores how immigration affects wages, labor markets, and family structures. Lessem's work includes examining the role of occupational upgrading in immigrant wage growth, the effects of US visa policies on unauthorized immigration, and the influence of family structure on children's outcomes. She also investigates labor migration patterns and the economic implications of migration networks. Her research combines empirical analysis with theoretical models to understand labor market dynamics and immigration policy effects.