Karen Ye

Karen Ye is an Assistant Professor at the Queen’s University Department of Economics. Her research interests include behavioural economics, experimental economics, and education. Her recent work uses field experiments to study how social networks and peers shape individual decision-making, particularly in education; how to encourage high school girls to pursue STEM; and how to increase parental investment in children’s education. She currently serves as a Director for the Joint Initiative for Latin American Experimental Economics (JILAEE) research center, she is also an Invited Researcher at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Professor Ye completed her PhD at the University of Chicago before joining QED in 2020.