Curriculum Vitae
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Citizenship: United States
Education:
Ph.D., Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Expected 2011.
M.A., Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 2006.
A.B., Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 2006, summa cum laude.
Fields of Specialization:
Major Fields: Industrial Organization, Health Economics
Minor Field: Econometrics
Research Experience:
Fall 2009 - Present: Research Assistant to Prof. Don Kenkel
Fall 2008 – Summer 2009: Research Fellow under the supervision of Prof. S. Nicholson.
Summer 2007 – Summer 2008: Research Assistant to Profs. C. Lucarelli and S. Nicholson.
Teaching Experience:
Spring 2008 - Teaching Assistant to Prof. J. Gerner, PAM 341: Economics of Consumer Law, Department of Policy Analysis and Management.
Fall 2008 - Teaching Assistant to Prof. D. Kenkel, PAM 438: Economics of Public Health, Department of Policy Analysis and Management.
Works in Progress:
"How Oncologists Learn about New Chemotherapy Drugs" with Claudio Lucarelli and Sean Nicholson. Presented at the 2008 American Society of Health Economists conference, Durham, NC.
Posters and Presentations:
(* Indicates that coauthored work was presented by coauthor.)
American Society of Health Economists: 2008*
Fellowships and Awards:
2008-2009, College of Human Ecology Research Fellowship.
2007-2008, College of Human Ecology Graduate Assistantship.
2006-2007, College of Human Ecology Graduate Fellowship.
2006, Phi Beta Kappa.
Professional Organizations:
American Economics Association
American Society of Health Economists
International Health Economics Association
Contact Information
Joseph LeCates
Department of Economics
404 Uris Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
E-mail: jrl73@cornell.edu
Phone: (607)699-1006