Jennifer E. Muz - Social Sciences - University of California, Irvine

Department of Economics
3151 Social Science Plaza
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-5100
E-mail: [email protected]
Last Updated: May 7, 2014
Jennifer E. Muz
University of California, Irvine
Education
Ph.D.
M.A.
B.S.
B.A.
Economics, University of California-Irvine (in progress)
June, 2015
Economics, University of California-Irvine
December, 2012
Economics, Michigan State University
May, 2010
International Relations and Political Economy, Michigan State University
May, 2010
Research Interests
Development Economics, Labor Economics, Economics of Fertility, Household Bargaining,
Health
Professional Experience
Graduate Student Researcher, UC Irvine (Prof. David Neumark)
Graduate Student Researcher, UC Irvine (Prof. Manisha Shah)
Consultant, REDF Pay for Success Cost-Benefit Analysis
Teaching Assistant, UC Irvine
Director of Research, Spotlight Michigan
Economic Consultant Intern, Coope SoliDar R.L., Costa Rica
Winter 2012-Spring 2013
Winter 2013
Fall 2012
Fall 2010-2011, 2014
Fall 2009-Spring 2010
Summer 2009
Working Papers
“Impact of Increased Banking Services on Household Welfare: The Case of Banco Azteca in
Mexico,” April 2014.
“The “Business Climate” and Economic Inequality,” with David Neumark. Under Review
“A replication of ‘Does formality improve micro-firm performance? Evidence from the Brazilian
SIMPLES Program,’ by Pablo Fajnzylber, William F. Maloney, and Gabriel MontesRojas,” December 2011.
Works in Progress
“The Impact of Job Loss on Fertility in Dual-Earner Families.”
“Promoting Public Health through Savings for Sex Workers,” with Lisa Cameron and Manisha
Shah.
“Maternal Bargaining Power and Adolescent Time Use: Evidence from Uganda and Mexico.”
Publications
“Job Growth and Economic Growth in California,” with David Neumark, Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco Economic Letter, April 15, 2013.
“How Does California’s Economic Performance Compare to Other States?” with David
Neumark, Next 10 Foundation, 2013.
Tárcoles +5: Línea de Base de la Comunidad de Tárcoles, as Jennifer Seager with Vivienne Solís
Rivera and Marvin Fonseca, San José, Costa Rica: Coope SoliDar, RL, 2010.
Evolve: Talent in the New Economy, as Jennifer Seager with Ross Emmett, Bryan Ritchie, et al,
Spotlight Michigan, 2010.
Honors and Awards
Research Fellowship, Dept. of Economics, UC Irvine
Summer 2012, 2013
Travel Grant, BRAC-CEGA Partnership
Summer 2012
Social Science Tuition Fellowship, UC Irvine
2010-2011
Edward A. and Eleanor B. Carlin Award, Dept. of Economics, Michigan State University 2010
Graduated with Distinction of High Honor, Michigan State University
2010
Teaching
Introduction to Economics (Fall 2010, 2011), Internet and Public Policy (Winter 2011),
Development Economics (Spring 2011), Global Economy (Summer 2011), Applied Econometrics
I (Winter 2014), Probability and Statistics (Spring 2014)
Conferences and Presentations
Population Association of America Annual Meeting
All-California Labor Economics Conference, Poster Session
Graduate Student Poster Session, Dept. of Economics, UC Irvine
Professional Affiliations
American Economic Association (AEA), since 2012
Population Association of America (PAA), since 2014
Phi Beta Kappa Society (PBK), since 2010
Mortar Board National Honors Society, since 2009
May 3, 2014
September 9-10, 2013
Fall 2012, 2013