J ASON B.

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B30 Ives Hall

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850
tel: (607) 339-6651 email: jbc266@cornell.edu Personal Website

Cornell University

Last Updated: December 10, 2014

EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate, Economics
2011 - present
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Expected Graduation: 2016
Fields: Labor, Applied Econometrics, Education, Public Economics
Bachelor of Science, Economics
Minor: Mathematics
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Graduated: April 2011

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
2012 - present: Research Assistant to Francine Blau
2012 - present: Research Assistant to Lawrence Kahn
2009 - 2011: Research Assistant to Joseph Price
2010 - 2011: Research Assistant to James McDonald
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Introduction to the Research Process and Statistical Programming
Instructor - A six-week course I designed for Cornell undergraduates

Fall 2012

Graduate Econometrics
Teaching Assistant to James McDonald

Winter 2011

Introduction to Econometrics
Teaching Assistant to James McDonald

Fall 2011

Introductory Price Theory

Teaching Assistant to Joseph Price

Summer 2010

PUBLICATIONS
Partially Adaptive Estimation of Interval Censored Regression Models. with James McDonald.
Computational Economics, 42(1), 2013: 119-131. Link to paper. (with subscription)
WORKING PAPERS
Task-Specific Experience Versus Task-Specific Talent: Evidence from North Carolina High School
Teachers. with Richard Mansfield. Revise and Resubmit: Journal of Public Economics.
Link to paper.
The Effect of Charter School Competition on Collectively Bargained Teacher Compensation.
Ongoing project.
Labor Supply Disincentive Effects of TANF Eligibility: Evidence at the Intensive and Extensive
Margins. Ongoing project.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
The Long-run Academic Returns to Magnet School Attendance: Lottery Evidence. Ongoing
project.
Race and Ability Peer Effects and Long-run Academic Outcomes: Lottery Evidence. Ongoing
project.
The Wage Returns to Completing a 4-year Degree Relative to a 2-year Degree. with Andrew
Johnston. Ongoing project.

The Opportunity Costs of High Value-Added Teachers. with Andrew Johnston. Ongoing project.
Where does the money go? A dynamic regression discontinuity analysis of school budget expansions, union bargaining, and school spending. with Corbin Miller. Ongoing project.
Intergenerational and Long-run Returns to Education: Evidence from Danish Schooling Reforms.
with Sarah Nielsen and Kristoffer Markwardt. Ongoing project.
Racial Bias in NBA Coaching Changes. with Joseph Price and David Berri. Ongoing project.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant for the New York State Education Department

2012 - 2013

REFEREE SERVICE
Economics of Education Review
FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND GRANTS
2015: L.R. Red Wilson Excellence in Economics Medal ($5,000)
2014: Research Travel Grant [SFI-Copenhagen, Denmark] ($2,000)
2014: Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant ($5,000)
2014: Cornell Small Grants in Labor Economics ($5,000)
2011, 2013: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
2011 - 2016: Sage Fellow, Cornell University
2010: BYU Office of Research and Creative Activities Grant ($1,500)
PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Oct. 2014: Presenter, The Danish National Centre for Social research (SFI)-Copenhagen, Denmark
Jan. 2014: Presenter, Labor and Employment Relations Association/American Social Science Association (LERA/ASSA) Meetings - Philadelphia, PA
July, Nov. 2013; Nov. 2014: Invited to attend the NBER Summer and Fall Institutes - Boston, MA;
Chicago, IL; and Washington DC
Sept. 2012; Mar. 2013; Feb., Dec. 2014: Presenter, Cornell Education Group - Ithaca, NY
Aug. 2011: Presenter and Session Chair, Joint Statistical Meetings, American Statistical Association - Miami, FL
COMMITTEE
Francine Blau (Chair)
Cornell University
Economics
fdb4@cornell.edu

Ronald Ehrenberg
Cornell University
Economics; Policy Analysis and Management
rge2@cornell.edu

Michael Lovenheim
Cornell University
Policy Analysis and Management
mfl55@cornell.edu

Jordan Matsudaira
Cornell University
Policy Analysis and Management
jdm296@cornell.edu