Heather Royer

Research Fellow

University of California, Santa Barbara

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Heather Royers is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California in Santa Barbara.

Her research focuses primarily on health economics. Her current research focuses on trying to disentangle the causal effect of education on health and fertility. She also has recently become interested in how information and incentives may affect health behaviors such as eating healthy and exercising regularly. Her work has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation..

She joined IZA as a Research Fellow in May 2016.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15987
Health Care Centralization: The Health Impacts of Obstetric Unit Closures in the US
Stefanie Fischer, Heather Royer, Corey White
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12870
Is Parental Leave Costly for Firms and Coworkers?
Anne Ardila Brenøe, Serena Canaan, Nikolaj Harmon, Heather Royer
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2024, 42 (4), 1135–1174
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10920
The Impacts of Reduced Access to Abortion and Family Planning Services: Evidence from Texas
Stefanie Fischer, Heather Royer, Corey White
published as 'The impacts of reduced access to abortion and family planning services on abortions, births, and contraceptive purchases' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 165, 43 - 68
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10874
Can Financial Incentives Help People Trying to Establish New Habits? Experimental Evidence with New Gym Members
Mariana Carrera, Heather Royer, Mark Stehr, Justin Syndor
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 58, 202 -214
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9288
When Incentives Backfire: Spillover Effects in Food Choice
Manuela Angelucci, Silvia Prina, Heather Royer, Anya Samek
published in: American Economic Review: Economic Policy, 2019, 11 (4), 66 - 95
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