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Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of Oregon (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.” (2022). Industrial and 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 2020, Spring 2021 (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 (2019-2025)
• 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

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

Contact

Location: Austin, TX
Email: ajdickinson.3 at gmail period com
GitHub: ajdickinson
LinkedIn: ajdickinson3