Juanna Schrøter Joensen

Juanna Schrøter Joensen is a Research Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of individual human capital investments, which are key to understanding income and wealth inequality. She quantifies how incentives and circumstances interact with endowments and information in shaping human capital. Her research shows how financial and non-financial incentives can have different impacts on individual behavior and success; depending on socioeconomic environment, skills, and gender.