Jeffrey A. Parker

George Hay Professor of Economics


Office: CC229
Phone: 503-517-7308
Fax: 503-777-7776

Office hours (Fall 2009): Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-3:00.

e-mail: parker@reed.edu

Education:
B.A. 1974 Drake University
Ph.D. 1981 Stanford University

Taught at Reed College since 1988. Previously taught at University of Houston, 1979-88.

Courses Taught:
Economics 201: Introduction to Economic Analysis (Fall 2006)
Economics 304: Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2009)
Economics 312: Theory and Practice of Econometrics (Spring 2007)
Economics 314: Macroeconomic Theory (Spring 2009)
Economics 341: Monetary and Fiscal Policy (Spring 2009)
Economics 354: Economics of Science and Technology (Fall 2009 )
Economics 401: Special Topics: Advanced Macroeconomics (Fall 2007)
Economics 421/321: Economics of Reed College (Fall 2009)
Economics 454: Economic Growth (Fall 2005)


Fall 2009 Courses:
Economics 304: Intermediate Macroeconomics
Economics 321: Economics of Reed College
Economics 354: Economics of Science and Technology


Economics Department Citation Guide (pdf format)


Peer Effects Research:

Link to Teagle Foundation Peer Effects Project

Hoel, Jessica, Jeffrey Parker, and Jon Rivenburg, "Peer Effects: Do First-Year Classmates, Roommates, and Dormmates Affect Students' Academic Success," draft for presentation at January 2005 HEDS Winter Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

"An Empirical Examination of the Roles of Ability and Gender in Collaborative Homework Assignments," forthcoming Journal of Economic Education.


Things I wonder about (and that some student might look into in a thesis someday)


My faithful companions...


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