Dr. Dora Gicheva
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Background
Research Areas: Economics of Education, Post-secondary Education, Program Evaluation, Labor Economics, and Personnel Economics
Dr. Dora Gicheva joined The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) faculty as an assistant professor in 2010 after completing her Ph.D. in Economics at Yale University. She works in the areas of labor and education economics. Her work has examined the ways in which students pay for postsecondary education, as well as the impacts of government policies related to higher education financing. In addition, she conducts research on topics related to workplace practices that promote mentoring or other types of non-monetary support, and on the role that intrinsic motivation plays in workers’ choice of occupation and labor supply.
Research and Awards
Career Implications of Having a Female-Friendly Supervisor
Gicheva, Dora, and Steven Bednar
2016
ILR Review
Are Female Supervisors More Female-Friendly?
Gicheva, Dora, and Steven Bednar.
May 2014
American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings
104(5), 370-375
Student Loans or Marriage? A Look at the Highly Educated
Bednar, S.
2016
ILR Review
On the Economic Performance of Nascent Entrepreneurs
Link, A.
2016
European Economic Review
The gender gap in federal and private support for entrepreneurship
Link, A.
2015
Small Business Economics
Working Long Hours and Early Career Outcomes in the High-End Labor Market
2013
Journal of Labor Economics
Tax Benefits for Graduate Education: Incentives for Whom?
Bednar, S.
2013
Economics of Education Review
Leveraging Entrepreneurship through Private Investments: Does Gender Matter?
Link, A.
2013
Small Business Economics
Workplace Support and Diversity in the Market for Public School Teachers
Bednar, S.
2017
Education Finance and Policy
Volume 14, Issue 2, pg 272-297
Requiring versus Recommending Preparation Before Class: Does it Matter?
Andersen, M.; Sarbaum, J.
2018
Southern Economic Journal
Overtime Premiums, Labor Supply and the Social Value of Occupations
2019
Economica
Student Loans and the Dynamics of Debt
Chapter
Student Loans and the Dynamics of Debt
The Effect of Student Loans on Long-Term Outcomes
Gicheva, Dora; Thompson, Jeffery
287-316
Upjohn Institute Press
2015
Conducting a randomized controlled trial in education: Experiences from an online postsecondary setting
Case
Conducting a randomized controlled trial in education: Experiences from an online postsecondary setting
SAGE Research Method Cases
2019
Edmunds, Julie A.; Thrift, Beth; Hull, Marie C.; Bray, Jeremy W.
UNCG Bryan School Junior Teaching Excellence Award
2015-2016
Bryan School
UNCG Bryan School Junior Research Excellence Award
2014-15
Bryan School
Dean and Tracy Priddy Dean’s Notable Scholar Award
2015-17
Bryan School
“First in the World–Wake Tech COMPASS Project”
"First in the World--Wake Tech COMPASS Project"
$70,000
U.S. Department of Education
2015-2019
“Using Practical Rigor to Evaluate U.S. Military Support Programs”
"Using Practical Rigor to Evaluate U.S. Military Support Programs"
$75,000
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
2014-2016