Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota, 1979
• M.A., Economics, University of Minnesota, 1975
• B.A., Economics, University of Chicago with General Honors, 1973

Teaching Interests:

• Economic Development
• Applied Econometrics

Activities and Honors:

• Korda Thesis Fellowship, University of Minnesota
• Grants: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor; College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University; Doctoral Dissertation Special Grant, University of Minnesota; University of Delaware Research Foundation; W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware

Recent Publications:

• "A Quantile Regression Analysis of Wages in Panama," Review of Development Economics, 12, 3: 498-514 (August 2008).
• "Private and Public Sector Wages in Bulgaria," Journal of Comparative Economics, 32,1: 56-72 (March 2004).
• "The Effect of Survey Attrition in Longitudinal Surveys:  Evidence from Peru, Cote d'Ivoire, and Vietnam." Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 70, #1: 133-157, Feb. 2003.