The University of Texas at Austin

Jane Arnold Lincove holds a Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Southern California and a Master's in public policy from the University of California at Los Angeles. Her research focuses on education policy and economics of education in the U.S. and in developing countries. Her research has been published in Public Administration and Development, Journal of Developing Areas, and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

Prior to joining to the LBJ School, Dr. Lincove served as a policy consultant for the Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles, as an evaluator for several southern California public school districts, and as Development Coordinator for Para Los Niños, a non-profit children's agency serving the Skid Row area of Los Angeles.

Education

Ph.D. in public administration, University of Southern California; M.P.P. in public policy, University of California at Los Angeles

Current Positions

Member, Association of Public Policy and Management; member, American Society for Public Administration; member, American Education Research Association;
Member, American Political Science Association

Previous Positions

Policy research consultant, Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles; research assistant, Lusk Center for Real Estate, University of Southern California; project associate, Public Works, Inc.; development coordinator, Para Los Ninos

Author, “Do Women Leave Labor Markets when Economies Grow?”, Journal of Developing Areas (forthcoming); author, “Equity, Efficiency, and Girls’ Education,” Public Administration and Development (2006); co-author, “Does the Age that Children Start Kindergarten Matter?” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (2006)

Development Countries
Education Policy
Gender and Development
Human Capital