CSWEP Board Member
- Debra Barbezat
Debra Barbezat is Professor of Economics at Colby College. Professor Barbezat received her undergraduate degree in economics from Smith College (1979) and her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. Her research has focused on academic labor markets including: salary differentials by gender and race, collective bargaining, retirement, gender differences in publication rates and career development, and the effects of seniority, mobility and wage structure on academic salaries. Her published work has appeared in the AER, JHR, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Research in Labor Economics, Journal of Economic Education, Research in Higher Education, Contemporary Economic Policy, and Economics Letters. Her consulting work with the International Labour Office also led to publications on occupational segregation by gender. Given the nature of her work on faculty salaries, she has also served on the AAUP’s Compensation Committee and equal pay projects for the American Council of Education.
In addition to core courses, Professor Barbezat teaches labor economics, health economics, and the economics of gender. She has held key service positions at Colby including Social Science Division Chair. Professor Barbezat is married to an economist, Professor James Hughes at Bates College, and has a son studying at the University of Chicago.
Email: dabarbez@colby.edu
