Education
University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
Ph.D., Economics, 2002.
Fields of Specialization: International Economics (primary)
Industrial Organization, Econometrics (secondary)y)
Dissertation: “Inequality and the Distribution of Human Capital”
The London School of Economics (London, UK)
M.Sc., Economics, 1995.
Thesis: “The Economics of Dumping and Antidumping”
Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
B.A., Economics, 1991.
Thesis: “Maintaining Food Security Under the GATT”
Teaching Experience
Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics (2002–present)
Principles of Macroeconomics
Introductory Economics and Business Statistics
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
International Economics
The Economics of Growth and Technological Change
International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics
Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
Honors Research Seminar
University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
Teaching Assistant, School of Business (1999–2001)
International Business
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics (1996-1997, 1998-1999)
International Economics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Research Experience
Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President (Washington, DC)
Staff Economist, International Economics (1997-1998)
World Food Programme (Rome, Italy and New Delhi, India)
Intern, Office of the Special Assistant to the Executive Director (1994)
Economic Consulting Services, Inc. (Washington, DC)
Research Assistant (1991–1993)
Publications
“Public Goods,” in William Darrity (Editor-in-Chief), International Encyclopedia of the
Social Sciences, 2nd Edition (London: MacMillan LTD, 2007), forthcoming.
“September 11: Symbolism and Responses to ‘9/11’,” (w/ Raymond F. Hopkins). The Forum: Vol. 1: No 4, Article 3. (Berkeley Electronic Press, 2003).
“Was the Asia Crisis Foreseeable?” in 1998 APEC Economic Outlook Symposium: Papers and Proceedings. (Singapore: APEC Secretariat, 1998).
“The Benefits of Market Opening,”(w/ Jon Haveman) in the Economic Report of the President. (Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998).
Unpublished Papers and Research in Progress
“The Institutional Foundations of Inequality and Growth” (with Lewis S. Davis)
“Inequality of Opportunity? The Determinants of Educational Investment Across Countries”
“The Determinants of Income Inequality: A Bayesian Approach to Model Uncertainty”
“Income Inequality Accounting: A Macro Factor Distribution Approach”
“Trade, Growth and Stratification”
Presentations
“The Institutional Foundations of Inequality and Growth”
January 26, 2008. GLIG Seminar, Brookings Institution (Washington DC)
August 9, 2006. Workshop in Macroeconomic Research at Liberal Arts Colleges, Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY).
March 16, 2006. Amherst College Seminar Series
“Inequality and the Distribution of Human Capital,” June 26, 2006. Swarthmore College.
“Globalization and Public Goods: Agencies and Incentives to Address Global Market Failures,” August 25, 2005. Global International Studies Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.
“Identifying, Providing and Financing Global Public Goods,” July 5, 2005. Western Economic Association Meetings, San Francisco, CA.
“Inequality of Opportunity? The Determinants of Educational Investment and Returns Across Countries,” American University.
“The Determinants of Income Inequality: A Bayesian Approach to Model Uncertainty,” August 17, 2005. Workshop in Macroeconomic Research at Liberal Arts Colleges, hosted by Colgate University in Hamilton, NY.
“Symbolism and Responses to 9/11,” June 2003. International Studies Association International Convention, Budapest, Hungary.
“Was the Asian Crisis Foreseeable?” May 1998. APEC Economic Outlook Symposium, Xiamen, China.
Affiliations
American Economic Association
Econometric Society