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Alessandra Voena

Holbrook Working Professor of Price Theory · Stanford University

Holbrook Working Professor of Price Theory in Stanford's Department of Economics. Her research is in development and labor economics, especially the economics of the family, and in science and innovation.

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Online First Review of Economic Studies Online 13 Mar 2026

Gendered Spheres of Learning and Household Decision-Making over Fertility

Nava Ashraf · Maxim Bakhtin · Erica Field · Alessandra Voena · Roberta Ziparo

This paper investigates whether information asymmetries within households about maternal health risk can explain persistent spousal disagreement over fertility in a high-fertility, …

Labor Markets Inequality Macroeconomics Free Read ↗

Published Quarterly Journal of Economics Online 13 Aug 2025 Published Jan 2026

Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate

Natalie Bau · Gaurav Khanna · Corinne Low · Alessandra Voena

This paper asks whether dowry — a transfer from the bride's family to the groom's household upon marriage, prevalent throughout India — enables male migration by providing liquidity that compensates …

Labor Markets Economic Growth Inequality Free Read ↗