Dr. Vijetha Koppa is an Assistant Professor of Economics. She obtained her Bachelors in Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and her Ph.D. in Economics from Texas A&M University, USA. Dr. Koppa is an Applied Microeconomist who studies topics in Labour, Health, and Economics of crime. She has several publications in ABDC A* and A journals. Dr. Koppa has also served as a referee for many international peer-reviewed journals and has presented at several international conferences in the United States.

1. “School Reopenings, COVID-19, and Employment” – with Jeremy West. Economics Letters (ABDC A), Volume 212, March 2022, 110310.
2. “Can justice system interventions prevent intimate partner homicides? An analysis of rates of help-seeking prior to fatality”– with Jill Messing. Journal of Interpersonal Violence (Scopus listed), Volume 36, Issue 17-18, September 2021, pp. 8792–8816. (First published online in June 2019.)
3. “(Almost) No One Votes Without ID, Even When They Can” – with Mark Hoekstra. Economics Letters (ABDC A), Volume 205, August 2021, 109944.
   • Research brief by CATO institute
4. “Housing Vouchers, Income Shocks and Crime: Evidence from a Lottery” – with Jillian Carr.Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (ABDC A*), Volume 177, September 2020, 475-493.
   • Media coverage: “Researchers explore the effects of Section 8 grants in Houston“
5. “The Effect of Alcohol Access on Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Evidence from the Minimum Legal Drinking Age,“American Journal of Health Economics (ABDC A), 4, No. 2, Spring 2018, pp. 164-184.

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Public Economics

• 2018: Indian School of Business (Invited talk), Southern Economic Association (2 presentations)
• 2017: Southern Economic Association
• 2016: Southern Economic Association; Western Economic Association International
• 2015: Southern Economic Association
• 2014: Southern Economic Association; Western Economic Association International; Western Social Science Association

• Referee: Journal of Health Economics, Economic Inquiry
• University: Core Curriculum Assessment Scoring Team. Fall 2018
• College: Research Excellence Committee. Fall 2017 – Fall 2018
• Department: Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Economics. Fall 2017 – Spring 2018, Fall 2018
• Business Analyst, Information Technology Division, Deutsche Bank, Singapore. 2007 – 2010