Dr. Rachel Navarro

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Associate Professor · Sociology, Urban Studies & Economics

Dr. Navarro studies urban economic development, labor markets, and the fiscal health of American cities. Her research focuses on how municipal tax policy and zoning reform shape neighborhood outcomes.

ECON201 SOC100 SOC401 SOC-503

Contact & office

✉ rnavarro@urbanicity.space

🏢 Merrick Hall 305

Office hours: Mon 1:00 PM-3:00 PM · Merrick Hall 305 | Thu 10:00 AM-12:00 PM · Virtual (Zoom)

College

Ph.D. Economics — University of Chicago (2014)

M.A. Public Policy — Georgetown University (2009)

B.A. Mathematics — Spelman College (2007)

Family

Married to a potter; their house is half kiln.

Spouse: Tomás Navarro, a potter

★ Kayaking

Teaching now — SOC100

Last #8 · Lesson 8: From Families to Bureaucracies ↗

Current #9 · Lesson 9: Urbanization & Community ↗

Next #10 · Lesson 10: Markets, States, and Society ↗

Recommends

FRED — Federal Reserve Economic Data ↗

Reading list

The Worldly Philosophers ↗

Robert L. Heilbroner · from the syllabus

Triumph of the City ↗

Edward Glaeser · from the syllabus

The Grapes of Wrath ↗

John Steinbeck · fiction

Field

Urban economics, municipal finance, labor market geography, zoning reform, neighborhood investment patterns