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John McDowell

John McDowell

Professor
Economics

Department
Contact
Office:CPCOM 425B
Mailing Address:
Main Campus
PO BOX 879801
Tempe, AZ 85287-9801

Phone: 480-965-7109
Fax: 480-965-0748
Email: John.McDowell@asu.edu

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Education
Ph.D., UCLA, 1979; M.S., UCLA, 1970; B.A., UCLA, 1968.

Recent Consulting
Local Government Reform Governor's Task Force (State of California); Residential Utility Consumer Office (Arizona); Klein Associates.

Academic Positions
Arizona State University, 1984-present. Previous Appointments: California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Northridge.

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Investigator Incentive Award (ASU), 1996, 1997, and 1998; Research Incentive Award (Arizona State University), Fall 1986 and Spring 1993; Faculty Research Development Award (ASU, College of Business), 1986-87.

Professional Leadership
Referee; American Economic Review, Economic Inquiry, International Migration Review. Reviwer; Columbia University Press, Princeton University Press, Harper and Row.

Representative Publications
"Two to Tango? Gender Differences in the Decisions to Publish and Coauthor," forthcoming in Economic Inquiry, January 2006, 44(1), pp. 153-168 (with Larry D. Singell and Mark Stater).

"Source-Country Social Programs and the Age Composition of Legal U.S. Immigrants," 2003, 87, Journal of Public Economics, pp. 739-771 (with M. J. Greenwood and Matt Wierman).

"Gender and Promotion in the Economics Profession," Industrial & Labor Relations Review," January 2001, 54(2), pp. 224-244 (with Larry D. Singell, Jr. and James P. Ziliak).
 

 

 

 

 


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ECN 475 - Capstone in Economics
Capstone course integrating several areas of economics.

ECN 484 - Internship
Structured practical experience following a contract or plan, supervised by faculty and practitioners.

ECN 584 - Internship
Structured practical experience following a contract or plan, supervised by faculty and practitioners.

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