Isaac Ahimbisibwe

Isaac Ahimbisibwe

Assistant Professor of Economics
Baylor University
  • Coauthor
1
Joint papers with Christopher

About

Isaac Ahimbisibwe is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Baylor University, a position he began in 2024 after completing his PhD in Applied Economics at UC Davis. An applied microeconomist, his research spans development economics, the economics of education, and labor economics, with a focus on education access in Sub-Saharan Africa and higher-education peer effects. He coauthored ‘The STEM Major Gender Gap: Evidence from Coordinated College Application Platforms Across Five Continents’ with Christopher Neilson.

Background

  • Development economics
  • Economics of education
  • Labor economics

Education

  • PhD, Applied Economics (Agricultural and Resource Economics) · University of California, Davis (2024)
  • MSc, Applied Economics · Illinois State University (2017)
  • BS (Honors), Statistics · Makerere University (2014)

Career

  • Assistant Professor of Economics, Baylor University (2024-present)

Joint work with Christopher