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Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of Oregon (expected 2025)
M.S., Economics, University of Oregon (2021)
M.A., Economics, San Diego State University (2019)
B.A., Economics, San Diego State University (2017)

Research Fields

Primary: Environmental Economics, Applied Econometrics, Labor Economics
Secondary: Health Economics, Crime, Development Economics
Expertise: Data Science, Causal Inference, ML, Geospatial Analysis, Data Visualization

Publications

• “Productivity losses in the transition to Daylight Saving Time: Evidence from hourly GitHub activity.” (2024). Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. With Glen R. Waddell. DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106749
  
• “The Effect of E-Verify Laws on Crime.” (2021). Industrial Labor Relations Review. With Brandyn F. Churchill, Taylor Mackay, & Joseph J. Sabia. DOI: 10.1177/00197939211044449

Works in Progress

• “Environmental prediction for diverse contexts: Insights for contemporary PM2.5 research and policy.” With Ed Rubin.
  
• “Impact of Credit Linkages Among Ugandan Savings Groups.” With Alfredo Burlando, Jessica Goldberg, & Luciana Etcheverry

Experience

Research Assistant | Prof. Alfredo Burlando | University of Oregon | 2023-2024
Research Fellow | Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies at San Diego State University | 2017-2019

Teaching

Instructor | University of Oregon

• EC 320: Introduction to Econometrics I: Spring 2023, Spring 2024 (Undergraduate)
• EC 330: Urban and Regional Economic Problems: Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022 (Undergraduate)

Teaching Assistant | University of Oregon

• EC 490/590 – Development Economics: Winter 2025 (Master’s)
  
• EC 425/525 – Econometrics: Spring 2021 (Master’s)
  
• EC 424/524 – Econometrics (Machine Learning and Prediction): Winter 2022, Winter 2025 (Master’s)
  
• EC 421 – Introduction to Econometrics II: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024 (Undergraduate)
  
• EC 320 – Introduction to Econometrics I: Winter 2024, Spring 2025 (Undergraduate)
  
• EC 330 – Urban and Regional Economic Problems: Spring 2022 (Undergraduate)
  
• EC 311 – Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: Spring 2021: Spring 2020 (Undergraduate)
  
• EC 202 – Introduction to Economic Analysis: Macroeconomics: Winter 2020 (Undergraduate)
  
• EC 201 – Introduction to Economic Analysis: Microeconomics: Winter 2021, Winter 2022 (Undergraduate)
  
• EC 101 – Contemporary Economic Issues: Fall 2019 (Undergraduate)

Awards

• Kleinsorge Fellowship (2023)
• Core Exam Completion Award (2020)
• Graduate Teaching Fellowship (2019 - present)
• McCuen Endowed Economics Scholarship (2017, 2018)
• Center for Public Economics Paper Award (2018)

Activities

• TWEEDS 2025, Western Economic Association International Conference 2019, Association for Public Policy and Management 2018 (poster session)

Professional Service

• Referee for Economic Inquiry (2022)

Software

Computing: R, SQL (BigQuery, DuckDB), Python, QGIS, Stata, SAS
Workflow: Bash/Unix, Git, Docker
Cloud: Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Spark
Design: Markdown, Quarto, \(\LaTeX\), typst, CSS, Shiny

References

Ed Rubin (Co-Chair)
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
University of Oregon
edrub.in

Grant McDermott
Principal Economist
Amazon
grantmcdermott.com

Glen R. Waddell (Co-Chair)
Professor
Department of Economics
University of Oregon
IZA Research Fellow
glenwaddell.com

Contact

Address:
Department of Economics
Prince Lucian Campbell Hall
1285 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1285

Email: adickin3 at uoregon period edu
Github: ajdickinson