I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. My research focuses on applied microeconomic issues in labor and public economics.At Georgia State University, I am an instructor of Economics in the Department of Business and Health Professions at Perimeter College. I previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Georgia Policy Labs.Primary fields of interest:Labor Economics, Public EconomicsSecondary field of interest:Economics of Education, Development EconomicsDepartment of EconomicsAndrew Young School of Policy StudiesGeorgia State University55 Park Place NE, 7th FloorAtlanta, GA 30303United Statessakyena1@student.gsu.edu sakyena1@gsu.edu Google Scholar CV