Assistant Professor About Yana Gallen Yana Gallen is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. She received a PhD in economics from Northwestern University in 2016. She is a labor economist studying the gender wage gap. Her research focuses on understanding the sources of the gender pay gap---preferences, discrimination, or productivity? She is also interested in the impact of family friendly policies on the labor market, particularly looking at indirect or unanticipated effects of policy reforms. Many of her projects use Danish register data linking workers and firms. Her current work focuses on the savings and career decisions of household before they know their preferences concerning child-rearing. Working Papers Motherhood and the Gender Productivity Gap. The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Working Paper, June 25, 2018. The effect of parental leave extensions on firms and coworkers. The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Working Paper, May 24, 2018. The Labor Market Gender Gap in Denmark: Sorting out the Past 30 Years (with Rune V. Lesner and Rune Vejlin). IZA Discussion Paper 10789. May, 2017. Incentives, Distortions, and Peers (with Trevor Gallen, Steven Levitt, and John List). Contact Information Room 2045 yana@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae Recent News Harris Professors Offer Advice to President Biden Wed., January 20, 2021 Stephanie Arias, Evening Master’s Program, Class of 2021 Wed., January 20, 2021 More news Upcoming Events EMP Admitted Student Virtual Happy Hour Thu., January 21, 2021 | 5:30 PM A link will be sent to registered guests Chicago, IL 60637 United States Evening Master's Program Virtual Lunch Information Session Fri., January 22, 2021 | 12:00 PM A link will be sent to registered guests. Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events