Brief Biography

Jessica Holmes has been a member of the Economics Department at Middlebury College since the fall of 2001. She teaches courses in Microeconomics, Statistics, Public Finance, Health Economics, and the Economics of Social Issues. Prior to joining the Middlebury faculty, she taught at Colgate University and worked as a litigation consultant for National Economic Research Associates, conducting economic analyses for companies facing lawsuits involving securities fraud, product liability, and intellectual property.

She received a Ph.D. in Economics in 1998 from Yale University under the guidance of T. Paul Schultz. Her dissertation focused on the determinants of schooling and child health in Pakistan. She received her A.B. in Economics from Colgate University (summa cum laude, Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa) in 1993.

Her research fields include health economics, public finance, and economic development. Her research has been published in journals such as The Economic Journal, Health Policy and Planning, Population Research and Policy Review, Economics of Education Review, Clinical Pediatrics, and Southern Economic Journal.

Jessica Holmes is married with three children and resides in Cornwall, Vermont. In her free time, Jessica enjoys skiing, biking, and swimming. She competes in local, state and national competitions with a masters swimming team called the Middlebury Muffintops (www.middleburymuffintops.org).