Brooke Krause

Biography

Professor Krause is a development economist with particular interests in gender, health, education and poverty reduction strategies in developing countries. Her most recent research focuses on women檚 empowerment, knowledge about child health, and risk attitudes in Guatemala. She spent five years working on project evaluating the impact of youth entrepreneurship training programs in East Africa. Her current research is studying food security and gender in Maasai households in Tanzania. She has been published in the journals 贰肠辞苍辞尘铆补, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Reconsidering Development, and World Studies in Education. She has partnered with a number of international organizations, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America, the International Food Policy Research Institute, the United States Agency for International Development, Oxford檚 Poverty and Human Development Initiative, the Inter-American Development Bank, CARE International, and World Vision.

Areas of Interest

Development Economics
Global Health
Economics of Education
Food Security
Poverty

Courses Taught

First Year Seminar on Global Health and Inequality
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Principles of Economics
Econometrics
International Economic Development
Economics of Global Health
Health Economics

Selected Publications & Presentations

McCarthy, Aine and Brooke Krause. (2024). 淎ge and Agency: Evidence from a Women檚 Empowerment Program in Tanzania� World Development, Vol. 178, June 2024.
Markovich Morris, Emily and Brooke Krause. (2024). 淢ultiplying and Mixing: Livelihood Strategies among Out-of-School Youth in Tanzania� In Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi, Susan Sisay, Seun Oladele (Eds.), Exploring Entrepreneurship: Unpacking the Mosaic of Entrepreneurship across Africa. Springer Nature.
Krause, Brooke. (2024). 淣etworks and Knowledge: Women檚 Empowerment, Networks, and Health Information-Seeking Behavior in rural Guatemala� Journal of Rural Studies, Vol. 105.
Lau, Rachel and Brooke Krause. (2021). 淧references for Perceived Attractiveness in Modern Dance� Journal of Cultural Economics. 46:483-517.
Krause, Brooke. (2019). 淩isk Aversion and Diversification Strategies in Guatemala� Journal of International Development, Vol. 31, No. 7, 545-577.
Lihwa, Flavian, Christopher J. Johnstone, Matthew A.M. Thomas and Brooke Krause. (2019). 淩emoteness as a Gendered Construct.� Development in Practice, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1-13.
Cuesta, Ana, Paul Glewwe, and Brooke Krause. (2016). 淪chool Infrastructure and Educational Outcomes: A Literature Review, with Special Reference to Latin America.� 贰肠辞苍辞尘铆补, Vol. 17, No. 1.
Krause, Brooke, Aine Seitz McCarthy, and David Chapman. (2016). 淔ueling financial literacy: Estimating the impact of youth entrepreneurship training in Tanzania.� Journal of Development Effectiveness, Vol. 8, No. 2.
Lefebvre, Beth, Brooke Krause, and Amy Pekol. (2015). 淚 Would Like to Live a Better Life: How Young Mothers in East Africa Experience Entrepreneurship Education.� Reconsidering Development, Vol. 3, No. 1.
Krause, Brooke, David Chapman, Joan DeJaeghere. (2013). 淗igh Aspirations, Limited Capabilities, Challenging Context: An Empirical Look at a Youth Entrepreneurship Training Program in a Low-Income Setting.� World Studies in Education, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Independent Study Advising

DeMarchis, Dominic. 2024. 淎n Economic Assessment on the Relationship between Human Capital and GDP per Capita�
Harmon, Trinity. 2024. 淕endered Labor Implications of Ecotourism: An Exploration into how the Rise of Ecotourism Affects Women檚 Labor Force Participation in Latin America.�
Saadi, Moody. 2024. 淓xploring the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Africa.�
Silvanus, Rehann. 2024. 淭he Catalysts of Prosperity: An Exploration of the Impact of Financial Development on Economic Growth in Nepal.� Presented at the 2024 IPE Conference at the Eastern Economic Association.
Tesfaye, Simon. 2024. 淲hat is the Impact of Marital Status on Women檚 Labor Force Participation in Ethiopia?�
Walker, Liam. 2024. 淭he Enduring Connection: Redlining, Race, and the Ongoing Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Among Black Women� Presented at the 2024 IPE Conference at the Eastern Economic Association.
Minassie, Nebyou. 2022. 淓xplaining the Impact of Corruption in the Infrastructure Field.�
Peterjohn, Laura. 2022. 淗uman Capital Investment through Education: The way to an equitable middle class in South Africa.� Presented at the 2022 IPE Conference at the Eastern Economic Association and the Cleveland Federal Reserve檚 2022 Economic Scholars Programand published in Issues in Political Economy, Vol 31(1), 2022, 135-184.
Sharma, Mohini. 2022. 淏etween a Rock and a Hard Place: Decision-Making in the Face of NFIP Policy Changes.� Presented at the Cleveland Federal Reserve檚 2022 Economic Scholars Program.
Sin, Ngwe. 2022. 淔emale Legislators and Growth: Why Having More Women in Policymaking Matters.� Presented at the Cleveland Federal Reserve檚 2022 Economic Scholars Program.
Skornik-Hayes, Tabitha. 2022. 淰iolent Means for Secure Ends: How an Absence of State Social Safety Nets Impacts the Prevalence of Violent Political Activity.�

Awards & Honors

USAID, Development Innovation Venture Grant (2022)
College of 黑料老司机 Faculty/Staff Experiential Learning Award (2022)
Supporting DEI Efforts in Economics, Ohio Five Collaborative Grant Program (2022)
Hamburger Collective Research Project with 黑料老司机 Community Hospital (2020)
Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (Phase 2), IFPRI, Gates Foundation, USAID (2015-2020)
Community Enrichment Award, NAACP of 黑料老司机 / Orrville, OH (2019)
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Grant (2016)