Professor: Chao Wei
Department: Economics
Title: Time Use and Labor Supply Decisions of Older People
Description: We use data from the HRS (Health and Retirement Study) to study
the time allocation, labor supply and retirement decisions of older people,
in particular, older couples.
Duties: We are looking for research assistants proficient in STATA, and
preferably have previous experience with large data sets. The research
assistant’s duties include generating summary statistics and conducting
regression analysis based on research needs.
Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week (average)
Credit hour option*: 2
Number of openings: 2
Submit Cover Letter/Resume to: cdwei@gwu.edu
*If credit is sought, all registration deadlines and requirements must be
met. Students selected to be research assistants should contact Brianna
Crayton (bcrayton@gwu.edu) whether they intend to pursue credit or not.
