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Leslie S. Stratton 
Professor  
Snead Hall, 301 W. Main Street, Box 844000
Richmond,  VA 23284-4000 


Office Room Number:
B3177 
Office Phone: 804-828-7141 
Fax Number: 804-828-9103 
E-mail Address:  lsstratt@vcu.edu
 

Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Ph.D. in Economics, May 1989.; Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT: B.A., June 1981; Mathematical-Economics (Departmental Honors) and Government.

Professional Experience: 2004-date: Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn. 2003-date: CIM Fellow, Aarhus University-Aarhus School of Business.

Teaching: 2001-date: Associate Professor, Economics, VCU. 1997-2001: Assistant Professor, Economics Department, Virginia Commonwealth University. 1989-1997: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Arizona.

Research: The interaction between market and nonmarket activities, particularly as they influence market outcomes. Undergraduate enrollment patterns.

Department: Economics

Vita: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~lsstratt/resvcuweb.html

Publications:

"The Influence of Wages on Parents’ Allocations of Time to Child Care and Market Work in the United Kingdom." Joint work with Charlene M. Kalenkoski of Ohio University and David C. Ribar of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2 (April 2009), pp. 399-419.

“Measuring and Modeling Intrahousehold Specialization in Housework in the United States and Denmark.” Joint work with Jens Bonke at Rockwool Foundation, Mette Deding and Mette Lausten (SFI). Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 4 (December 2008), pp. 1023-1043.

"A Multinomial Logit Model of College Attrition that Distinguishes Between Stopout and Dropout Behavior". Joint work with D. O'Toole and J. Wetzel (VCU). Economics of Education Review, Vol. 27 (June 2008), pp. 319-331.

"Are the Factors Affecting Dropout Behavior Related to Initial Enrollment Intensity for College Undergraduates?". Joint work with D. O’Toole and J. Wetzel (VCU). Research in Higher Education. Vol. 48, No. 4 (June 2007), pp. 453-486.

“Is Marriage Poisonous? Are Relationships Taxing?: An Analysis of the Male Marital Wage Differential in Denmark.” Joint work with Nabanita Datta Gupta (SFI) and Nina Smith (Aarhus School of Business). Southern Economic Journal, Volume 74, Number 2 (October 2007), pp. 412-433.

"The Effect of Family Structure on Parents' Child Care Time in the United States and the United Kingdom." Joint work with Charlene M. Kalenkoski (Ohio University) and David C. Ribar (University of North Carolina at Greensboro). Review of Economics of the Household, Volume 5, Number 3 (December 2007), pp. 353-384.

"Parental Child Care in Single Parent, Cohabiting, and Married Couple Families: Time Diary Evidence from the United Kingdom". Joint work with Charlene Kalenkoski (Ohio University) and David Ribar (George Washington University). American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, Vol. 95, No. 2 (May 2005), pp. 194-198.

"Comparing First Term and First Year College Attrition". Joint work with D. O'Toole and J. Wetzel (VCU). Virginia Economic Journal, Vol. 10 (November 2005), pp. 29-44.

"Factors Affecting Initial Enrollment Intensity: Part-Time versus Full-Time Enrollment". Joint work with D. O'Toole and J. Wetzel (VCU). Economics of Education Review, 23, No. 2, pp. 167-175, 2004.

"A Longitudinal Analysis of the Frequency of Part-Time Enrollment and the Persistence of Students Who Enroll Part-Time". Joint work with D. O'Toole and J. Wetzel (VCU). Research in Higher Education, 44, No. 5, pp. 519-537, 2003.

"Housework and Wages". Joint work with Joni Hersch (Harvard Law School). Journal of Human Resources, 37, No. 1, pp. 217-229, 2002.

"Examining the Wage Differential for Married and Cohabiting Men". Economic Inquiry, 40, No. 2, pp. 199-212, 2002.

"Why Does More Housework Lower Women's Wages?: Testing Hypotheses Involving Job Effort and Hours Flexibility". Social Science Quarterly, 82, No. 1, pp. 67-76, 2001.

"Household Specialization and the Male Marital Wage Premium". Joint work with Joni Hersch (University of Wyoming). Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 54, No. 1, pp. 78-94, 2000.

"Housework, Fixed Effects, and Wages of Married Workers". Joint work with Joni Hersch (University of Wyoming). Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Spring 1997), pp. 285-307.

"Are 'Involuntary' Part-Time Workers Indeed Involuntary?". Industrial Labor Relations Review, Vol. 49, No. 3 (April 1996), pp. 522-536.

"The Effect Interruptions in Work Experience have on Wages". Southern Economic Journal, 61, No. 4, pp. 955-970, 1995.

"Reexamining Involuntary Part-Time Employment". Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, Vol. 20, No. 2. (1994), pp. 95-115.

"Housework, Wages, and the Division of Housework Time for Employed Spouses". Joint work with Joni Hersch (University of Wyoming). The American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 84, No. 2, pp. 120-125, 1994.

"Racial Differences in Men's Unemployment". Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 46, No. 3, pp. 451-463, 1993.

“Reported Progress under the Student Right-to-Know Act: How reliable is it?." Joint work with James Wetzel (VCU). AIR Professional File.

“The Influence of Wages on Parents’ Allocations of Time to Child Care and Market Work in the United Kingdom.” Joint work with Charlene Kalenkoski (Ohio University) and David Ribar (University of North Carolina at Greensboro). Journal of Population Economics.

“Measuring and Modeling Intrahousehold Specialization in Housework in the United States and Denmark.” Joint work with Jens Bonke (Rockwool Foundation), Mette Deding and Mette Lausten (SFI). Social Science Quarterly.

“The Male Marital Wage Differential: Race, Training, and Fixed Effects.” Joint work with Bill Rodgers (Rutgers). Economic Inquiry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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