Eric R. Jensen
Professor; Director, Jefferson Program in Public Policy
Office: Morton Hall 140BEmail: [[eric_jensen]]
Office Phone: 757 221 2384
Webpage: {{http://wmpeople.wm.edu/erjens}}
Fax: 757 221 2390
Areas of Specialization
Population economics, Applied econometrics
Background
Eric Jensen came to William and Mary from the University of Michigan, where he received his Ph.D. in 1982. One component of his research has focused on the allocation of resources within households and societies, and subsequent fertility, mortality and health impacts, with attention to the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of population and health policies. He has worked in Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, Romania, and Thailand on these issues. A recent research focus has been on economic models of migration, examining the relationship between fertility and internal migration in developing countries and the quality of Mexican migrants to the US.
His work has been supported by the Rockefeller, Mellon and Freeman Foundations, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the TIAA-CREF Foundation. Jensen has consulted for the World Bank and the United States Agency for International Development, and has served as guest editor of the Journal of Philippine Development and the Philippine Population Journal. He has also held positions as Senior Fellow in the Program in Population at the East-West Center, Honolulu and Economist in the Office of Population at USAID. He teaches cross-section econometrics and introductory econometrics, and has taught benefit-cost analysis, principles, and a seminar in Population Economics. He currently directs the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy.
Education
- B.B.A., University of Miami
- M.A. and Ph.D., University of Michigan
