Brad J. Hershbein
I'm currently a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, but I will be joining the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in the summer of 2012. Most of my research focuses on labor economics, economics of the family, and economics of education, and particularly how all three fields intersect at labor market entry.
Dissertation
Three Essays on Labor Market Entry (Abstract)
- [Job Market Paper] "Worker Signals Among New College Graduates: The Role of Selectivity and GPA" - current draft
- "Graduating High School in a Recession: Work, Education, and Home Production" - [B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 12(1): 1-30]
- "The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages" (joint with Martha J. Bailey and Amalia R. Miller) - [American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4(3) 225-254]
Other Working Papers
- "The Impact of Subsidized Birth Control for College Women: Evidence from the Deficit Reduction Act" (joint with Emily Gray Collins) - current draft
Publications
- "The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages." (joint with Martha J. Bailey and Amalia R. Miller). 2012. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4(3) 225-254. (NBER version)
- "Graduating High School in a Recession: Work, Education, and Home Production." 2012. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 12(1): 1-30.
- "Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing College Competition." (joint with John Bound and Bridget Terry Long). 2009. Journal of Economic Perspectives 23(4): 119-146. (NBER version)
Teaching (as Graduate Student Instructor)
- Intermediate microeconomics, Fall 2008 - (teaching evaluations)
- History of the Atlantic Economy, Winter 2009
- Introduction to Econometrics, Fall 2010 - (teaching evaluations)