Associate Professor, Economics
Graduate Program Director, M.A. / Economic Policy Analysis
Email: ldickson@umbc.edu
Office: PUP 322
Phone: 410-455-2176
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Econometrics.
Recent/Selected Publications
Dickson, Lisa, T. H. Gindling, and James Kitchin. 2026. “The Educational Effects of In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants.” Education Economics 34(4): 473–495.
Conger, Dylan, and Lisa Dickson. 2017. “Gender Imbalance in Higher Education: Insights for College Administrators and Researchers.” Research in Higher Education 58(2): 214–230.
Dickson, Lisa, and Matea Pender. 2013. “Do In-State Tuition Benefits Affect the Enrollment of Non-Citizens? Evidence from Universities in Texas.” Economics of Education Review 37: 126–137.
Dickson, Lisa. 2010. “Race and Gender Differences in College Major Choice.” The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 627(1): 108–124.
This article was cited in the National Women’s Law Center’s amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision in the case.
Dickson, Lisa M. 2006. “Does Ending Affirmative Action in College Admissions Lower the Percent of Minority Students Applying to College?” Economics of Education Review 25(1): 109–119.
This article was cited in the United Negro College Fund and National Urban League’s amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.
(For a complete list of publications, see Curriculum Vitae)