Rebecca Ray

Pre-Doctoral Fellow

Contact

m.e.rebecca.ray@gmail.com

Education

PhD student in economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.  MA, International Development, Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

Expertise

Development Strategies in Latin America; International Finance and Domestic Labor Markets, Living Standards, and Environmental Sustainability.

Biography

Rebecca Ray is pre-doctoral fellow at GEGI.  She is a PhD student in economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her research examines development strategies in Latin America, and the impact of international finance on domestic labor markets, living standards, and environmental sustainability. Prior to her UMass studies, she served as a research associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. She holds an MA in International Development from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. Her academic fieldwork has included advising the Partnership for Food Industry Development in Managua, Nicaragua and the Institute for Sustainability Education and Action on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada.