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Marigee Bacolod
Assistant Chair
Department of Defense Management
Phone: (831) 656-3302
Email: mbacolod@nps.edu
Overview
Marigee Bacolod is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Defense Management at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). A labor economist, her research focuses on skills and its rewards in the labor market, and economics of education, including applications to the U.S. military. She has published articles in the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, and Demography. Her research has been featured in media outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and on National Public Radio.
At NPS, she teaches courses and supervises theses in the M.S. in Management and MBA programs. She is also Academic Associate for the Manpower Systems Analysis curriculum and a Research Faculty Affiliate at UCLA’s California Center for Population Research. Prior to joining NPS in 2014, she was Assistant Professor of Economics at UC Irvine, Adjunct faculty at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Consultant for The World Bank and other NGOs. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA, from where she also received her M.A. and B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) in Economics.
At NPS, she teaches courses and supervises theses in the M.S. in Management and MBA programs. She is also Academic Associate for the Manpower Systems Analysis curriculum and a Research Faculty Affiliate at UCLA’s California Center for Population Research. Prior to joining NPS in 2014, she was Assistant Professor of Economics at UC Irvine, Adjunct faculty at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Consultant for The World Bank and other NGOs. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA, from where she also received her M.A. and B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) in Economics.
Education
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PhD - University of California-Los Angeles 2002
NPS Experience
- 2014 - current: Associate Professor
Other Experience
- 2012 - 2013 Adjunct Faculty, Orfalea College of Business, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- 2002 - 2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UC Irvine
Research Interests
Labor Economics, Urban Economics, Economics of Education
Teaching Interests
Labor Economics, Program Evaluation, Applied Econometrics
Awards
- 2023 - Top 5% among faculty for Rear Admiral John Jay Schieffelin Award for Teaching Excellence for the 2022 Academic Year, NPS
- 2017 - Commendation for RADM John J. Schieffelin Award for Excellence in Teaching, NPS
- 2006 - 2006-2007 Faculty Fellowship Grant, Haynes Foundation
- 2006 - Jean Monnet Fellowship, European University Institute Centre for Advanced Studies
- 2003 - AERA Research Grant
- 2001 - Winner, Poster Awards, Population Association of America Annual Meetings
- 1999 - Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, UCLA
- 1997 - Edwin Pauley Fellowship, UCLA
Boards, Memberships, & Certifications
Professional Memberships
- American Economic Association member
Scholarly Work
Publications
- Book Chapters
- Bacolod, M., Blum, B., & Strange, W, Skills in the City. Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Journal Articles
- Heissel, J. A., Bacolod, M., Laurita, L., Molloy, M., & Sullivan, R. S, Mothers in the Military: Effect of Maternity Leave Policy on Take-up.
- Bacolod, M., Blum, B., Rangel, M., & Strange, W, (2023). Learners in Cities: Agglomeration and the Spatial Division of Cognition. Regional Science and Urban Economics, (98).
- Shen, Y., Bacolod, M., & Heissel, J. A, (2023). Propensity of US Military Personnel to Seek Mental Health Care When Community Psychiatric Capacity Changes. JAMA health forum, 10(4), e233330.
- Bacolod, M., Heissel, J. A., & Shen, Y, (2023). Spatial Analysis of Access to Psychiatrists for US Military Personnel and Their Families. JAMA network open, 1(6), e2249314.
- Bacolod, M., Heissel, J. A., Laurita, L., Molloy, M., & Sullivan, R. S, (2022). Mothers in the Military: Effect of Maternity Leave Policy on Take-Up. Demography, 2(59), 787-812.
- Bacolod, M., Heissel, J. A., & White, A, (2022). Job Performance When Workers Work in Locations They Prefer. Applied Economics Letters.
- Bacolod, M., De la Roca, J., & Ferreyra, M, (2021). In Search of Better Opportunities: Sorting and Agglomeration Effects Among Young College Graduates in Colombia. Regional Science and Urban Economics, (87).
- Bacolod, M., Cunha, J., & Shen, Y, (2020). When young soldiers drink: The impact of legal access to alcohol among U.S. Army soldiers. Southern Economic Journal, 2(87), 1-32.
- Bacolod, M., Mehay, S., & Pema, E, (2018). Who Succeeds in Distance Learning? Evidence from Quantile Panel Data Estimation. Southern Economics Journal, 4(84).
- Bacolod, M., & Hartmann, L, (2018). Distance to Promotion: Evidence from Military Graduate Education. Contemporary Economic Policy.
- Bacolod, M, (2016). Skills, the Gender Wage Gap, and Cities. Journal of Regional Science.
- Bacolod, M., DiNardo, J., & Jacobson, M, (2012). Beyond Incentives: Do Schools Use Accountability Rewards Productivity? Journal of Business and Economics Statistics, 1(30), 149-163.
- Bacolod, M., Blum, B. S., & Strange, W. C, (2010). Elements of Skill: Traits, Intelligences, and Agglomeration. Journal of Regional Science, 1(50), 245-280.
- Bacolod, M., & Blum, B. S, (2010). Two Sides of the Same Coin: US Residual Inequality and the Gender Gap. Journal of Human Resourses, 1(45).
- Bacolod, M., Blum, B. S., & Strange, W. C, (2009). Skills in the city. Journal of Urban Economics, 2(65), 136–153.
- Bacolod, M., Blum, B. S., & Strange, W. C, (2009). Urban interactions: Soft skills versus specialization. Journal of Economic Geography, 2(9), 227–262.
- Bacolod, M., & Ranjan, P, (2008). Why children work, attend school, or stay idle: the roles of ability and household wealth. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 4(56), 791–828.
- Bacolod, M, (2007). Do alternative opportunities matter? The role of female labor markets in the decline of teacher quality. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 4(89), 737–751.
- Bacolod, M, (2007). Who teaches and where they choose to teach: College graduates of the 1990s. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 3(29), 155–168.
- Bacolod, M., & Hotz, V. J, (2006). Cohort Changes in the Transition from School to Work: Evidence from three NLS surveys. Economics of Education Review, 4(25), 351–373.
- Bacolod, M., & Tobias, J. L, (2006). Schools, school quality and achievement growth: Evidence from the Philippines. Economics of education review, 6(25), 619–632.
Presentations
- Papers
- Bacolod, M. P., Urban Economics Association Annual Conference, "In Search of Better Opportunities: Sorting and Agglomeration in Colombia," Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, PA, United States. (October 1, 2019).
- Bacolod, M. P. (Author & Presenter), Shen, Y. (Author), & Rangel, M. (Author), Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference, "The effects of parental absence and workplace stress on children's educational outcomes," AEFP, MO, United States. (March 1, 2019).
- Bacolod, M., Western Economic Association Annual Meetings, "Gender Composition in the US Marine Corps: An Occupation-Based Framework". (July 1, 2018).
- Bacolod, M., Amherst College, "When Young Soldiers Drink: Impact of Legal Access to Alcohol on Indicators of Job Productivity," Department of Economics, MA, United States. (September 1, 2017).
- Bacolod, M.,& Hartmann, L., American Economic Association Annual Meetings, "Why Does GI Joe Serve Longer Than GI Jane? Race and Gender Gaps in the US Military," IL, United States. (January 1, 2017).
- Bacolod, M.,& Rangel, M. (Author), Population Association of America Annual Meetings, "Economic Assimilation and Skill Acquisition: Evidence from the Occupational Sorting of Childhood Immigrants," DC, United States. (March 1, 2016).
- Posters
- Bacolod, M.,Pema, E.,& Mehay, S. (Author), American Economic Association Annual Meetings, "Who Succeeds in Distance Learning? Evidence from Quantile Panel Data Estimation," CA, United States. (January 1, 2016).