Michelle McKinnon Miller

Associate Professor of Economics

  • Los Angeles CA UNITED STATES

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

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Biography

Michelle Miller is an Associate Professor of Economics at Loyola Marymount University. Her primary research focuses on the field of law and economics with a particular emphasis on consumer bankruptcy. Using quantitative methods, her research examines how households deal with financial distress and how policy choices can impact those outcomes. She is the recipient of numerous research grants, including funding from the National Science Foundation. Her research also includes labor economics and health economics.

Education

Boston University

Ph.D.

Economics

2009

Dissertation Title: "Three Essays on the Economics of Personal Bankruptcy"

University of California, San Diego

B.A.

Mathematics and Economics

2002

Social

Areas of Expertise

Health Economics
Economic History
Law and Economics
Labor Economics

Accomplishments

Economics Teacher of the Year

Awarded by Loyola Marymount University
2023

James Soltow Award for Best Paper

Essays in Economic & Business History
2020

Economics Teacher of the Year

Awarded by Loyola Marymount University
2017

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Event Appearances

Conference on Empirical Legal Studies

Charlottesville, N.C.  November 2022

American Law and Economics Association Annual Meetings

Chicago, IL  October 2021

Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting

Houston, TX  November 2021

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Research Grants

Collaborative Research: Opening New Views into Bankruptcy and Credit Markets Using Court Records

National Science Foundation

2014-2016. With Mary E. Hansen

The Role of Gender and Leadership Structure in Hiring Decisions

Loyola Marymount University, BCLA

2019-2020

What's the Hold Up? The Impact of Bankruptcy Trustees' Compensation on Asset Collection and Case Duration

Loyola Marymount University, BCLA

2018

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Courses

Economics 1050

Introductory Economics

Economics 4540

Labor Economics

Economics 4560

Law and Economics

Articles

The Impact of Paid Sick Leave Laws on Consumer and Business Bankruptcies

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Miller, M.M.

2022. 19(4): 844-896

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Banktruptcy Courts Ill-Prepared for Tsunami of People Going Broke from Coronavirus Shutdown

The Conversation

Skiba, P.M., Jimenez, D., Miller, M.M., Foohey, P., Greene, S.S.

2020

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Women's Access to Credit Increases Women in Bankruptcy: Evidence from Maryland Since 1940

Essays in Economic and Business History

Hansen, Mary and Miller, Michelle M.

2020. 38: 1-37

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