Radha Iyengar received her Ph.D. in economics from the Princeton University in 2006. Her primary fields of interest are labor economics and development economics.

In her dissertation she analyzed attorney performance in the Federal indigent defense system. In her previous work she studied the effect of Three-Strikes law in California on the propensity to commit violent crime and the effect of mandatory arrest law for intimate partner abuse on domestic violence. As a scholar, Dr. Iyengar is interested in studying the effectiveness of the federal response to domestic violence. In addition she is interested in the effect of immigration on health care quality, the role of physician marketing on adverse drug events, and a broad range of topics in women's health.

I would rather be hanged for a sheep than a lamb: The unintended consequences of California Three-Strikes lawDownload (PDF format)

Not Getting Their Due Process: An Analysis of Attorney Performance in the Federal Indigent Defense System Download (PDF format) [Download Appendcies]

Does the Certainty of Arrest Reduce Domestic Violence? Evidence from Mandatory and Recommended Arrest Laws Download (PDF format) [Download Appendcies]

Who's the Fairest in the Land: An Analysis of Jury and Judge Decisionmaking on the Death Penalty Download (PDF format)

50,000 People a Day: Federal Domestic Violence Service Provision (with L. Sabik, C. Southworth, S.Tucker, C. Fraser) Download (PDF format)

"Is there an 'Emboldenment' Effect? Evidence from the Inusrgency in Iraq " (with Jonathan Monten) Download (PDF format)

"A Potential Role for Affect-based Processes in Legal Decisionmaking in Sexual Harassment Cases " (with Joy Hirsch) (draft available upon request)