Avi Ebenstein received his Ph.D. in economics from University of California, Berkeley in 2007. His fields of interest include labor economics, economic demography, and family economics. Dr. Ebenstein's past research examined the impact of fertility control policy in China on the sex ratio, and investigated policies that might address the "missing girls" phenomenon in Asia. He also explored linkages between declining fertility and increasing female labor supply in Taiwan and the United States in a comparative study. As a Scholar, he plans to study the health impacts of environmental deterioration, and the appropriate transfer policies to stem the growth of greenhouse gasses.

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When is the Local Average Treatment close to the Average? Evidence from Fertility and Labor Supply, forthcoming Journal of Human Resources

The "Missing Girls" of China and the Unintended Consequences of the One Child Policy, under review.

The Consequences of the "Missing Girls" of China (with Ethan Jennings), invited for submission to the World Bank Economic Review

Bare Branches, Prostitution, and HIV in China: A Demographic Analysis(with Ethan Jennings), forthcoming in Gender Policy and HIV in China, Springer Publishing

Estimating a Dynamic Model of Sex Selection in China

Son Preference and the Missing Market for Social Insurance: Evidence from China's Rural Pension Program (with Steven Leung)

Does Inconvenience Explain Low Takeup? Evidence from UI Claiming Procedures (with Kevin Stange)

A Spatial Analysis of Selected Manufacturing and Service Sectors in China's Economy using County Employment Data for 1990 and 2000 (with Dean Hanink)