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Education
Ph.D. Economics, Texas A&M University, expected 2010.
- Dissertation: "Asymmetric Information in Common-Value Auctions and Contests."
Committee: Rajiv Sarin, Brit Grosskopf, Timothy Gronberg, and Richard Woodward.
B.S. English and Economics, Weber State University, 2004.
- Minor: Mathematics.
Honors: Cum Laude, University Honors.
Thesis: "The Economics of the Collection Plate."
Fields of Specialization
Microeconomic Theory, Experimental Economics, Labor Economics, Industrial Organization.
Awards
Graduate Assistantship, Texas A&M University, Fall 2004-Present.
Outstanding Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 2008.
Undergraduate Research Award, Weber State University, 2003.
Research
Working Papers
"Incumbency in Imperfectly Discriminating Contests."
"An Experimental Investigation of Asymmetric Information in Common-Value Auctions," with Brit
Grosskopf and Rajiv Sarin.
Works in Progress
"Asymmetric Information in Contests: Theory and Experiments," with Brit Grosskopf and Rajiv Sarin.
"Revenue Equivalence with Asymmetric Information."
Teaching Experience
Texas A&M University
Instructor
- Game Theory, Fall 2009, Teaching Evaluation: 4.77/5.
Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2008, Teaching Evaluation: 4.77/5.
Intermediate Microeconomics, Fall 2007, Teaching Evaluation: 4.7/5.
Principles of Microeconomics, Summer 2007, Teaching Evaluation: 4.64/5.
Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2007, Teaching Evaluation: 4.3/5.
Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2006, Teaching Evaluation: 4.3/5.
Teaching Assistant
- Experimental Economics, Spring 2009.
Game Theory, Fall 2008.
Weber State University
Student Support Services Tutor
- College Algebra, 2002-2004.
Statistics, 2002-2004.
Economics, 2002-2004.
Nutrition, 2002-2004.
Professional Activities
Service
President, Student Economic Association, Weber State University, 2003-2004.
Vice President, Honors Student Advisory Board, Weber State University, 2003-2004.
Professional Memberships
American Economics Association.
Economic Science Association.
Conference Presentations
North American Economic Science Association Conference, Washington D.C., 2009.
- Paper Presented: "An Experimental Investigation of Asymmetric Information in Common-Value Auctions."
- Paper Presented: "An Experimental Investigation of Asymmetric Information in Common-Value Auctions."
References
Rajiv Sarin
Professor of Economics
Texas A&M University
979.845.7382
rsarin@econmail.tamu.edu
Brit Grosskopf
Associate Professor of Economics
Texas A&M University
979.845.7357
bgrosskopf@econmail.tamu.edu
Timothy Gronberg
Professor of Economics
Texas A&M University
979.845.8849
tjg@econmail.tamu.edu