Jessica S. Howell
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Contact Information |
|
Title |
Assistant Professor of Economics |
Office Hours |
On Leave During Fall 2008, Contact via Email |
E-mail |
jhowell@csus.edu |
Office Phone |
(916) 278-5588 |
Mailing Address |
Sacramento State 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6082 |
Teaching
- ECON 1B - Introduction to Microeconomics Analysis
- ECON 100B - Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECON 145 - Economic Research Methods
- ECON 150 - Labor Economics
- ECON 152 - Economics of Education
Research
Papers
- The Educational Pipeline for Health Care Professionals: Understanding the Source of Racial Differences (with Ivora Hinton, Elizabeth Merwin, Steven Stern, Sarah Turner, Ishan Williams, and Melvin Wilson) (forthcoming at the Journal of Human Resources)
- Assessing the Impact of Eliminating Affirmative Action (under second revision for the Journal of Labor Economics)
- Homeschooling in the United States: Revelation or Revolution? (with Michelle Sheran) (under review at the Southern Economic Journal )
- The Relationship Between High School Characteristics and the Need for Remediation in College: Evidence from California (under revision for the Journal of Higher Education )
- Postsecondary Preparation and Remediation: Examining the Effect of the Early Assessment Program at California State University (with Michal Kurlaender and Eric Grodsky) (under review at the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management)
Work in Progress
- College Readiness to Degree Completion: Remedial Placement and Patterns of College Persistence (with Michal Kurlaender and Cathy Horn)
- The Effects of Institutional Practices on Postsecondary Trajectories - Matriculation, Persistence, and Time to Degree (with Michal Kurlaender, Cathy Horn, and Eric Grodsky)
- An Analysis of Teacher Choices: Transfers, Attrition, and Retirement (with Rob Crandell)
SSIS Brown Bag Seminar Series
Three departments in the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies - Economics , Government , and Public Policy & Administration - share a forum for presenting research projects, papers, and ideas. These presentations represent a broad spectrum of areas of interest as well as degree of development. Work-in-progress is as accepted as published papers. All Sacramento State faculty, students (graduate and undergraduate), and staff are welcome to attend. If you are interested in presenting or would like to invite a guest speaker, please contact Jessica Howell at jhowell@csus.edu or (916) 278-5588.
Please check out the current schedule of talks and join us!
Other Links
- Economics Associations: American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, Western Economic Association, Association of Public Policy and Analysis
- News: CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, Sacramento Bee, NPR Program Stream, Charlottesville Daily Progress, South Jersey Courier Post, Minot Daily News (ND), Bismarck Tribune (ND)
- Economics Resources: Resources for Economists (RFE), Rand, Public Policy Institute of California,
- Economic Data: National Center for Education Statistics, Rand California, John Kane's Data List, Economagic, Economic Report of the President, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Blogs: Marginal Revolution, From the Archives, Freakonomics
- Fun Stuff: Sophia Lale, Ella Serra, and Suzy
Last updated: April 17, 2009
