Submission Date

9-7-2026

Document Type

Paper- Restricted to Campus Access

Department

Business & Economics

Faculty Mentor

Sookti Chaudhary

Comments

Presented during the 28th Annual Summer Fellows Symposium, July 24, 2026 at Ursinus College.

Project Description

Menstrual insecurity is the inadequate access to tools, hygiene facilities, and information utilized to manage one’s menstrual cycle. Commonly referred to as period poverty, this issue has solely been examined under a public health lens. With consideration for existing health and behavioral economic models, there is a lack of coverage on modeling barriers to human capital. This paper seeks to address menstrual insecurity as an economic issue via examining its economic effect on students in college. Through the combination of multiple economic models, a theoretical framework will be developed to analyze the impact on students' academic and career outcomes. This framework will motivate a survey design to be administered in the Fall of 2026 at Ursinus College.

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