Erika Martinez - Duke University | Economics

Erika Martinez
Department of Economics Phone: 919 627 8150
Duke University Email: erikam@duke.edu
Box 90097 http://econ.duke.edu/people/martinez
Durham NC 27708
Education
PhD Economics, Duke University, (Expected 2011)
MA Economics, Duke University, 2007
BA Economics, University of Florida, 2004
Fields of Interest
Economics of Education, Applied Microeconomics
Dissertation
Essays on the Impact of School Accountability in North Carolina
Committee: Patrick Bayer (chair), Jacob Vigdor, Thomas Nechyba, Charlie Becker
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Intermediate Economics I Econ 55D, Duke University, Summer 2010, Summer 2009
Instructor, Principles of Economics Econ 111, Elon University, Spring 2010, Fall 2009
Instructor, Intermediate Economics II Econ 105, Duke University, Summer 2009
Teaching Assistant, Econometrics, University of California at Santa Barbara, Summer 2008
Teaching Assistant, Game Theory, Duke University, Summer 2007
Teaching Assistant, Labor Economics, Duke University, Spring 2005
Research Experience
Research Assistant for Jake Vigdor, Duke University, 2007-2009
Research Assistant for Patrick Bayer, Duke University, 2006-2009
Research Assistant for Gale Boyd, Duke University, Spring 2007
Research
“Do Housing Prices Account for School Accountability?” (2010), Job Market Paper.
“Does School Accountability Influence Teacher Mobility and Student Sorting?”(2010) Working Paper.
“School Accountability and the Achievement Gap” In Progress.
“An Evaluation of Project Bright Idea - An Early Childhood Intervention Program” In Progress.
Honors and Awards
Bass Fellowship for Undergraduate Instruction, Duke University, 2010-2011
Society of Duke Fellows, Duke University, 2005-
Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University, (Declined) Summer 2009
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Duke Endowment Fellowship, Duke University, 2005-2009
AEA Summer Program Scholarship Recipient, American Economic Association, 2004
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, University of Florida, 2004
Anderson Scholar, University of Florida, 2003
Dean’s List, University of Florida, 2000-2004
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association
Computer Skills
Stata, SAS, L ATEX, MATLAB, Mathematica
References
Patrick Bayer, Department Chair and Professor of Economics, Duke University
Box 90097, Durham NC 27708-0097
Phone: (919) 660 1832
Email: patrick.bayer@duke.edu
Jacob Vigdor, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Duke University
Box 90312, Durham NC 27708-0312
Phone: (919) 613-9226
Email: jacob.vigdor@duke.edu
Charles Becker, Associate Chair and Research Professor, Duke University
Box 90097, Durham NC 27708-0097
Phone: (919) 660-1885
Email: cbecker@econ.duke.edu
Thomas Tiemann, Jefferson Pilot Professor, Elon University
2075 Campus Box, Elon NC 27244
Phone: (336) 278-5957
Email: tiemann@elon.edu
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