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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 2018 - present
Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business
Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business
EDUCATION
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2018
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Labor Economics, Economics of Gender, International Trade, Public Policy, Applied Microeconomics
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
"Who Creates Stable Jobs? Evidence from Brazil" (with Peter Brummund), Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (2019), Vol. 81 (3), pp. 540 - 563.
"Evaluating the Impact of the Labor Market Conditions Index on Labor Market Forecasts" (with Alice Sheehan), Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (2018), Vol. 22(1).
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
"The Effects of a Trade Shock on Gender-Specific Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil" (Revisions Requested at Labour Economics)
"Equal Pay for Equal Work? Understanding the Gender Wage Gap Among City Managers" (with Jennifer Connolly), Under Review
"Is There a Glass Cliff in Municipal Management? Examining the Hiring and Departure of Female City Manager" (with Lang Kate Yang and Jennifer Connolly), Under Review
"Equal Pay for Equal Work? Understanding the Gender Wage Gap Among City Managers" (with Jennifer Connolly), Under Review
"Is There a Glass Cliff in Municipal Management? Examining the Hiring and Departure of Female City Manager" (with Lang Kate Yang and Jennifer Connolly), Under Review
WORKING PAPERS
"Labor Market Dynamics and Trade with China: The Case of Brazil" (with Peter Brummund)
WORKS IN PROGRESS
"Does CEO Gender Matter? Implications for Establishment Performance"
"Think Crisis, Think Female? Evidence of the Glass Cliff Phenomenon in the State of Michigan"
"Think Crisis, Think Female? Evidence of the Glass Cliff Phenomenon in the State of Michigan"
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (INSTRUCTOR)
Economic Decision Analysis -- Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Labor/Human Resource Economics -- Spring 2019, Spring 2021
Intermediate Microeconomics -- Fall 2015, Spring 2016, and Spring 2018
Labor/Human Resource Economics -- Spring 2019, Spring 2021
Intermediate Microeconomics -- Fall 2015, Spring 2016, and Spring 2018
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (ASSISTANT)
Labor Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Political Economy of Terrorism, Intermediate Microeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics (Distance Learning)
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
AEA Summer Fellow, U.S. International Trade Commission, Summer 2016
Research Assistant, University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy, 2013
Research Assistant, University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy, 2013
PRESENTATIONS
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Virtual, 2020
Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2020
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2019
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2019
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2018
Southern International/Development Economics Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 2018
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 2017
Wake Forest University, Department of Economics, Winston-Salem, NC, 2017
Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 2017
American Economic Association Annual Meeting (Poster Session), Chicago, IL, 2017
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2016
US International Trade Commission, Office of Economics, Washington, DC, 2016
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2015
Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2020
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2019
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2019
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2018
Southern International/Development Economics Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 2018
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 2017
Wake Forest University, Department of Economics, Winston-Salem, NC, 2017
Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 2017
American Economic Association Annual Meeting (Poster Session), Chicago, IL, 2017
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2016
US International Trade Commission, Office of Economics, Washington, DC, 2016
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2015
AWARDS & GRANTS
Top 10% Teaching Evaluation, Michigan Technological University, Fall 2020
Research Excellence Fund, Scholarship & Creativity Grant, Michigan Technological University, AY 2020-21
Dean's Teaching Showcase, College of Business, Michigan Technological University, Spring 2020
Top 10% Teaching Evaluation, Michigan Technological University, Spring 2019
Outstanding Dissertation Award, Culverhouse College of Business, University of Alabama, 2019
Summer Excellence in Research Grant, University of Alabama, 2017
Summer Excellence in Research Grant, University of Alabama, 2015
Research Excellence Fund, Scholarship & Creativity Grant, Michigan Technological University, AY 2020-21
Dean's Teaching Showcase, College of Business, Michigan Technological University, Spring 2020
Top 10% Teaching Evaluation, Michigan Technological University, Spring 2019
Outstanding Dissertation Award, Culverhouse College of Business, University of Alabama, 2019
Summer Excellence in Research Grant, University of Alabama, 2017
Summer Excellence in Research Grant, University of Alabama, 2015
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Referee for: Review of Regional Studies, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, and Contemporary Economic Policy
REFERENCES
Dr. Peter Brummund
Associate Professor
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
University of Alabama, 253 Alston Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: (205) 348-5604; email: pbrummund@cba.ua.edu
Dr. Walter Enders
Professor Emeritus (Bidgood Chair of Economics and Finance)
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
University of Alabama, 200 Alston Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: (205) 348-6094; email: wenders@cba.ua.edu
Dr. Paul Pecorino
James Patrick and Elizabeth B. Hayes Professor of Economics
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
University of Alabama, 268 Alston Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: (205) 348-0379; email: ppecorin@cba.ua.edu
Associate Professor
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
University of Alabama, 253 Alston Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: (205) 348-5604; email: pbrummund@cba.ua.edu
Dr. Walter Enders
Professor Emeritus (Bidgood Chair of Economics and Finance)
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
University of Alabama, 200 Alston Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: (205) 348-6094; email: wenders@cba.ua.edu
Dr. Paul Pecorino
James Patrick and Elizabeth B. Hayes Professor of Economics
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
University of Alabama, 268 Alston Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: (205) 348-0379; email: ppecorin@cba.ua.edu