Department of Economics
Chair, Status of Women and Equity Committee,ÌýFaculty Association, University ofÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
Contact information
·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýkrybczynski@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Rybczynski's research interests are broad, spanning topics in Labour Economics, Health, and Poverty, with an underlyingÌýfocus on Gender and Well-Being. In a SSHRC funded project with Lori Curtis, sheÌýexplored whether differences inÌýcommunity level market composition correlates with differences in self-reported health. Results indicateÌýthat
individuals living in communities with proportionately more small businesses are more likely to report excellentÌýhealth. In a series of papers on gender and self-employment she found that, relative to men, women have both lowerÌýentry and survival rates for self-employment and that reducing liquidity constraints could substantially improveÌýwomen's ability to enter and succeed in business. Kate'sÌýinterest in gender inequities has grown, in part, due to herÌýobservation of how few women occupy the upper echelons of herÌýown profession, and in part due to herÌýownÌýexperience as a female academic.
Selected publicationsÌý
Rybczynski, K. (2015). .ÌýCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique,Ìý48 (1), 28-63.
Rybczynski, K. (2015). What drives self-employment survival for women and men? Evidence from Canada.ÌýJournal of Labor Research,Ìý36 (1), 27-43.
Curtis, L. J., & Rybczynski, K. (2014). Exiting poverty: Does sex matter? Canadian Public Policy,Ìý40 (2), 126-142.
Rybczynski, K., & Curtis, L. (2013). ÌýFarmeconomia. Health, Economics and Therapeutic Pathways, 14 (1), 33-43.
Sen, A., Rybczynski, K., & Van De Waal, C. (2011). Teen employment, poverty, and the minimum wage: Evidence from Canada.ÌýLabour Economics,Ìý18 (1), 36-47.
Rybczynski, K. (2009). Are liquidity constraints holding women back? An analysis of gender in self-employment earnings.ÌýJournal of Economic Asymmetries,Ìý6Ìý(1), 141-165.