Economics Department

Jeffrey A. Parker

George Hay Professor of Economics

Office: CC229
Phone: 503-517-7308
Fax: 503-777-7776
Office hours (Spring 2010): 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 2010)
Economics 314: Macroeconomic Theory (Spring 2010)
Economics 321: Economics of Reed College (Fall 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 454: Economic Growth (Fall 2005)

Spring 2010 Courses

Economics 312: Theory and Practice of Econometrics
Economics 314: Macroeconomic Theory
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.

Parker, Jeffrey, Jan Crouter, James Grant, and Jon Rivenburg, "Classroom Peer Effects: Evidence from Core Courses at Three Colleges," presented at Workshop on Economics of Higher Education, Wellesley College, September 2008.

"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...

My faithful companions

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