Laura E. Connolly

Contact

leconn@mtu.edu
906-487-2809
Academic Office Building 125

Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business

PhD, Economics, University of Alabama
BA, Mathematics/Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Biography

Laura Connolly is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Michigan Technological University. She received her PhD in Economics from the University of Alabama in 2018. Dr. Connolly’s broader research interests include labor economics, international trade, and applied microeconomics. Her current work examines a variety of employment dynamics in Brazil, including what types of firms create stable jobs and the impact of increased trade with China on labor market outcomes and dynamics. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, walking, and watching college football and basketball games.

Teaching Interests

Microeconomics
Labor Economics
International Trade

Research Interests

Labor Economics
Impacts of International Trade on Labor Market Outcomes
Economics of Gender

Recent Publications

Connolly, L. E., Connolly, J., & Yang, K. (working paper). Is There a Glass Cliff in Municipal Management? Examining the Hiring and Departure of Female City Managers.
Brummund, P., & Connolly, L. E. (working paper). Labor Market Dynamics and Trade with China: The Case of Brazil.
Brummund, P., & Connolly, L. E. (2019). Who Creates Stable Jobs? Evidence from Brazil. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 81(3), 540–563. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12273
Connolly, L. E., & Sheehan, A. (2018). Evaluating the Impact of the Labor Market Conditions Index on Labor Market Forecasts. Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, 22(1). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1515/snde-2016-0102