Economics Faculty

Joyce P. Jacobsen


Office: Public Affairs Center (PAC) 332

Telephone: x2357
    (From off-campus: 860-685-2357)

E-Mail: jjacobsen@wesleyan.edu

Office Hours: whenever office door is open; also available by appointment
Course Links:  Econ 101 Course Page (from spring 2006)

Econ 110 Course Page (from spring 2011)

Econ 217 Course Page (from fall 2008)

Econ 300/QAC201 Course Page (from summer 2010)

Econ 301 Course Page (from fall 2006)

Econ 316 Course Page (from spring 2008)

Econ 385 Course Page (from spring 2011)

CSS 220 Course Page (2011-12)



Here is a short version of my Curriculum Vitae. For the full version or for information regarding my consulting assignments, please contact me.

Some Recent Writings:
 
"The Role of Technological Change in Increasing Gender Equity, with a Focus on Information and Communications Technology," World Bank Development Report 2012 Background Paper, 2011.
"Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity," Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan (eds.), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2011.
"Busway: Serious Rapid Transit," with Christiaan Hogendorn, Hartford Courant, Dec. 26, 2010.
"Accommodating Families," Chapter 11 in Labor and Employment Law and Economics, Kenneth Dau-Schmidt, Seth D. Harris, and Orly Lobel (eds.), Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009.

Some Current Working Papers (drafts--not for citation without permission):
 
"Do Babysitters Have More Kids? The Effects of Teenage Work Experiences on Adult Outcomes," with Zeynep Erdogan and Peter Kooreman, paper presented at August 2010 SABE San Diego conference.
"Men's Issues in Economic and Social Development," powerpoint from presentation at July 2010 IAFFE Buenos Aires conference, along with full data tables .
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