National Economic Association
NewsLetter - June 2002
It's Official
Lashawn Richburg Hayes is the recipient of the 2002 Rhonda M. Williams Doctoral Dissertation Award. Dr. Richburg Hayes earned her Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University in 2000. The title of her dissertation is "Do the Poor Pay More for Food? Three Essays of the Existence of a Poor Price Differential." Her principal thesis advisor was Professor Cecilia Rouse. Dr. Richburg Hayes is currently a Research Associate at the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation.
This dissertation award was named to honor Dr. Rhonda M. Williams after her untimely death in November 2000. Dr. Rhonda Williams was a brilliant scholar and amazing teacher. Her field was labor economics and she was the Chair of the Afro American Studies Department at the University of Maryland at College Park. She fought actively for social justice and an end to oppressions of all kinds, especially oppression based on race, class, sexual orientation, or gender.
Other important information:
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Job Bulletin - June 2002
Employers:
Congressional Research Service
Congressional Research Service Washington, DC
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is now accepting applications for 4 economists to provide objective, nonpartisan research, analysis and consultation to the United States Congress. Interested applicants must either apply online via our website (www.loc.gov/crsinfo) or call (202) 707-5627 to request an applicant job kit. All applications must be received by August 27, 2002. Details are as follows:
Analyst in Economics (vacancy #020155) - 2 positions: These positions will focus on financial institutions and markets and/or macroeconomic policy, specifically issues relating to government-owned, -sponsored, -insured, and -regulated financial institutions and markets; effects of federal regulation in capital and insurance markets; and/or economic policy implications of governmental financial regulation, global financial and economic integration, business cycles, and technological change.
Analyst in Public Finance (vacancy #020156) - 2 positions: These positions will focus on the federal tax system and federal government finance, including their implications for state and local finance. Specific issues could include the effects of federal tax proposals on equity, economic efficiency, and tax simplicity; the implications of targeted versus across-the-board tax cuts; comparison of the current income tax system with a proposed consumption tax system; implications of alternative approaches to structural tax problems; implications of alternative business tax structures on investment, growth, and tax compliance; management of the public debt during a period of budget surplus or deficit; and the effects of proposed federal tax changes on the finances of state and local governments.
Starting salary for these positions is at the GS-12 level ($55,694 - $72,400); promotion potential is to the GS-15 level ($92,060 - $119,682). The positions require a degree in economics or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional requirements are outlined in the official vacancy announcements for the positions. CRS is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress.
The
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at NSF would like to alert you to the
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program.
The REU program supports active research
participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of science funded by
NSF. REU Sites typically support 8-12 students for 10-12 weeks during the
summer. Sites are typically focused
around a common discipline or theme and should show plans for moving
undergraduates from a dependent to an independent researcher status.
Recruitment should focus on underrepresented minorities and those
students who may not have access to research experiences; typically at least
half of the students come from outside the host institution.
The deadline for proposals is September
15, and the program announcement is located at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02136/nsf02136.htm.
A listing of the current REU Sites in the social, behavioral, and
economic sciences is located at http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reu98sber.htm.
For
additional information, please consult the website www.nsf.gov/reu
or contact the Cross-Directorate Activities program -- Kristin Raymond (kraymond@nsf.gov,
703-292-7323) or Bonney Sheahan (bsheahan@nsf.gov,
703-292-7291).
Urban Institute Washington, DC
Multiple Positions: Research Assistant, Research Associate, Senior and Principal Research Associate. Click here for job descriptions.