Jessica S. Howell
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Contact Information |
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Title |
Assistant Professor of Economics |
Office Hours |
ECON 100B: T, R from 1:00 - 2:00 pm and by appt. Economics Major Advising: W 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
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
- Assessing the Impact of Eliminating Affirmative Action (under second revision for the Journal of Labor Economics)
- 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) (under revision for the Journal of Human Resources)
- Homeschooling in the United States: Revelation or Revolution? (with Michelle Sheran)
- The Relationship Between High School Characteristics and the Need for Remediation in College: Evidence from California
- Affirmative Action, Law School Admissions, and the Wage Distribution
Work in Progress
- An Evaluation of the Early Assessment Program and its Effect on Students' Postsecondary Application, Enrollment, and Academic Preparation at California State University
- 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)
- Postsecondary Remediation and College Major Choice (with David Lang)
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 and Suzy
Last updated: February 20, 2008
