Michael D. Robinson Department of Economics 197 Mosier St. Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 01075 South Hadley, MA 01075 (413) 533-5052 (413) 538-3085
[email protected] Education Ph.D. (Economics), University of Texas at Austin. Dissertation: A Regional Analysis of Male-Female Earnings Differentials. Supervisor: Niles Hansen. May 1987. B.A. (Economics), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Magna Cum Laude. 1979. Research Interests Applied Microeconomics (Labor) Applied Econometrics Economics of Higher Education Areas of Teaching Interest Microeconomic Theory/Principles Labor Economics Econometrics/Statistics Women in the Economy Prizes and Awards Meribeth E. Cameron Faculty Prize for Scholarship, 2004 Experience 2000-Present. Professor of Economics, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. 1993-2000. Associate Professor of Economics, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. 2 1995-1998. Senior Advisor to the President on Enrollment Planning, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. 1988-1992. Assistant Professor of Economics, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Spring 1989. Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. 1987-1988. Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. Publications Refereed Articles “Empirical Evidence of the Effects of Marriage on Male and Female Attendance at Sports and Arts.” with Sally Montgomery. (March 2010) Social Science Quarteryly. Vol. 91, No. 1, pp 99-116. “Increasing Study Abroad: Participation.” (with Eva Paus) Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal Study Abroad, Volume XVII, Fall 2008, pp.33-50. “Which Countries are Studied Most by Economists? An Examination of the Regional Distribution of Economic Research,” (with James Hartley and Patricia Schneider) Kyklos,Vol. 59, Issue 4, Page 611, November 2006.