Jorge Soares
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Associate Professor of Economics 315 Purnell Hall 302-831-1914 302-831-6968(Fax) CV Website Email: jsoares  udel [dot] edu |
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Rochester, 1996
- Masters in Economics, University of Rochester, 1994
- Bachelor of Science in Economics, Portuguese Catholic University, 1988
Teaching Interests:
- Macroeconomics
- Public Finance
- Political Economy
Activities and Honors:
- Associate professor of Economics, University of Delaware, 2009-
- Assistant professor of Economics, University of Delaware, 2005-2009
- Assistant professor of Economics, George Washington University, 1998-2005
- Visiting Scholar, Institute of Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, July 2001
Recent Publications:
- "Social Security: Universal Versus Earnings-dependent Benefits," Economica, Vol. 79 (316), pages 611-640, October 2012.
- “Welfare Impact of a Ban on Child Labor,” Economic Inquiry, Vol. 48, Issue 4, Pages 1048–1064, October 2010.
- "Distortionary Taxes and Public Investment when Government Promises are not Enforceable" with Marina Azzimonti-Renzo and Pierre-Daniel Sarte, September 2009, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 33, Issue 9, Pages 1662–1681.
- "The Politics of Public Education: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis," Journal of Population Economics, 2006 Vol. 19, Pages 367–389.
- "Public Education Reform: Community or National Funding of Education?" April 2005, Journal of Monetary Economics, Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 669-697.
- "Social security evaluation: a critique," February 2005, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Vol. 9, No. 1, Pages 57-97.
- "Self-interest and Public Funding of Education," 2003, Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 87/3-4, Pages 703 - 727.
- "Efficient Public Investment in a Model with Transition Dynamics" with Pierre-Daniel Sarte, 2003, Economic Quarterly,
- "Privatizing Social Security" with Thomas Cooley, 1999, Review of Economic Dynamicss, Vol. 2, Pages 713-755.
- "A Positive Theory of Social Security Based on Reputation" with Thomas Cooley, 1999, Journal of Political Economy, Volume 107, Number 1, Pages 135-160.
