Department of Economics
Amherst College
Amherst, MA 01002
Office Phone: (413) 542-8517
Email: jwreyes at amherst.edu
Website: http://www.amherst.edu/~jwreyes
Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts (2002-present)
Associate Professor of Economics (2009-present); Assistant Professor of Economics (2002-2009)
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (2003-2004)
Assistant Professor of Economics
National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2001-2002)
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Aging and Health Economics
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1997)
Research Assistant for Professors Lawrence Katz and Claudia Goldin
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1997-2002)
Ph.D. in Economics, June 2002
Dissertation: “The Impact of Lead Exposure on Crime and Health, and an Analysis of the Market for Physicians”
Nominated for Wells Dissertation Prize.
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England (1994-1995)
Diploma in Mathematical Statistics, June 1995
Diploma Project: “Causes and Correlates of Juvenile Delinquency in Young Males”
Winston Churchill Scholar. Loeb Scholar. Alpha Diploma Project.
Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts (1990-1994)
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary Studies. Phi Beta Kappa.
“Environmental Policy as Social Policy? The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 7:1 (Contributions), October 2007. (earlier version National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 13097, May 2007.)
“Reaching Equilibrium in the Market for Obstetricians and Gynecologists,” American Economic Review, 97:2, May 2007.
“Gender Preference and Equilibrium in the Imperfectly Competitive Market for Physician Services,” Eastern Economic Journal, 34:3, June 2008. (earlier version National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 12528, September 2006.)
“Gender Gaps in Income and Productivity of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,” Obstetrics and Gynecology, 109:5, May 2007.
“College Financial Aid Rules and the Allocation of Savings,” Education Economics, 16:2, June 2008. (earlier version in National Tax Journal, Proceedings of the National Tax Association 2006.)
“Teaching the Art of Economic Research in a Senior Seminar,” The American Economist, forthcoming.
“The Effect of Malpractice Liability on Obstetrics and Gynecology”
“Lead Exposure and Behavior: Effects on Aggression and Risky Behavior among Children and Adolescents”
“Low Wage Women in the Twentieth Century”
“The Impact of Prenatal Lead Exposure on Infant Health”
“Review of Troesken’s The Great Lead Water Pipe Disaster,” Journal of Economic History, 67:3, September 2007.
“Lead,” Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2007.
“The Clean Air Act,” Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2007.
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2006-present.
Referee for Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Human Resources, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Labor Research, Health Affairs, Journal of Health Economics, Eastern Economic Journal, The American Economist, NeuroToxicology, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal of the European Economic Association.
Reviewer for textbooks in Health Economics, Public Economics, and Principles of Economics.
Member: American Economic Association, American Society of Health Economists, International Health Economics Association, Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, Eastern Economic Association, National Tax Association, American Association of University Women, International Advisory Council of Kyoto World Cities Challenge.
Invited discussant: Session on Health and Gender, Allied Social Sciences Association Annual Meeting, January 2005; Session on The Economics of Prescription Drug Advertising, International Health Economics Association Annual Meeting, January 2005; “Climate and Death in India,” National Bureau of Economic Research Environmental and Energy Economics Program Meeting, April 2009.
Conference Organizer, Amherst College Health Economics Symposium, Amherst College, April 2008.
| 2009 | Curricular Development Grant from Dayton Fund for Environmental Science, Amherst College |
| 2008 | Pilot Project, National Institute on Aging, National Bureau of Economic Research |
| 2005, 2007 | Curricular Development Grant from Dayton Fund for Environmental Science, Amherst College |
| 2004 | Summer Research Assignment, University of Texas at Austin |
| 2003, 2005 | Pilot Project, National Institute on Aging, National Bureau of Economic Research |
| 2001 – 2002 | Post-Doctoral Fellow in Aging and Health Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research |
| 1998 – 2001 | Inequality and Social Policy Program Doctoral Fellow, Wiener Center for Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
| 1999 - 2000 | Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Aging and Health Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research |
| 1997 - 2001 | National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Harvard University |
| 1997 | Harvard University Economics Department Prize Fellowship, Harvard University |
| 1997 | Rufus B. Kellogg Graduate Fellowship, Amherst College |
| 1994 - 1995 | Winston Churchill Foundation Scholar, Cambridge University, Cambridge England |
| 1993 | Phi Beta Kappa, Amherst College |
Society of Labor Economists Annual Meeting, “Environmental Policy as Social Policy? The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” May 2006.
Rice University and University of Houston Applied Microeconomics Seminar Series, “The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” April 2003.
Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, “The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” April 2003.
Brown University, “The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” March 2003.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, “The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” February 2003.
University of Texas at Austin, “The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” January 2003.
Boston University, “The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” January 2003.
Amherst College, “The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime,” December 2001.
Harvard University Economics Department Labor Seminar, “Lead Exposure and Social Behavior,” October 2001.
Baylor College of Medicine, “The Impact of Prenatal Lead Exposure on Infant Health,” May 2003.
University of Delaware Economics Seminar, “Lead Exposure and Antisocial Behavior,” March 2009.
Clark University, “Lead Exposure and Antisocial Behavior,” November 2008.
University of Massachusetts Resource Economics Seminar, “Lead Exposure and Antisocial Behavior,” September 2007.
RAND Corporation, Health Economics Seminar Series, “Lead Exposure and Behavior: Effects on Aggression and Risky Behavior among Children and Adolescents,” April 2007.
Swarthmore College, “Social Toxicity of Environmental Toxins,” March 2009.
Amherst College Faculty Colloquium Series, “Social Toxicity of Environmental Toxins,” November 2008.
Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning, Rochester, New York, “Lead and Crime: The Societal Costs of Childhood Lead Poisoning,” February 2008.
University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center, “The Social Toxicity of Environmental Toxicants: An Economist’s Perspective,” February 2008.
Harvard Law School, Harvard Labor Worklife Forum, Police Union Leadership Seminar, “Why is Crime Down, and What Does it Mean for Police Unions?” April 2006.
Columbia Business School, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center on Leadership and Ethics, conference on “Universities, Careers, and Women,” “Gender and Physicians,” September 2008.
Jersey Shore Medical Center, Women’s Health Symposium, “Gender Gaps in Obstetrics and Gynecology,” June 2008.
American Economic Association Annual Meeting, “Reaching Equilibrium in the Market for Obstetricians and Gynecologists,” January 2007.
Harvard University, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, colloquium on “Life at the Top: The Career Trajectories of Female Professionals,” “Doctors and Lawyers,” May 2006.
Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, “Gender Discrimination and Rationing in the Physicians’ Services Market,” February 2006.
Amherst College Health Economics Symposium, “Crisis or Rational Response? Malpractice Liability and Physician Specialization,” April 2008.
National Tax Association, Annual Conference on Taxation, “The Effect of College Financial Aid Rules on the Allocation of Savings,” November 2006.
National Bureau of Economic Research Summer Institute, “College Financial Aid Rules and the Allocation of Savings,” July 2006.
Williams College Economics Department Seminar Series, “Implicit Taxes from College Financial Aid Rules and the Allocation of Savings,” November 2005.
“Criminal Element,” New York Times Magazine, by Jascha Hoffman, October 21, 2007.
Cited as “Best Environment Article” in “Other Magazines: Grave Matter,” Slate, by Brad Flora, October 19, 2007.
“Lead and Crime,” Freakonomics Blog, New York Times, by Steven Levitt, July 9, 2007 and October 30, 2007.
“Holiday Shopping Season Brings Toy Safety into Focus,” NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS, interview by Paul Solman, aired December 20, 2007. (Also shown on HDNet December 18, 2007.)
“The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Adult Crime,” NBER Digest, Linda Gorman, April/May 2008.
“Lead Exposure Linked to Violent Crime, Brain Changes,” Discovery News, by Jessica Marshall, May 28, 2008.
“Lead and Crime,” Chicago Tribune, Editorial, May 29, 2008.
“Senate Snubbed the Lead Bill,” Chicago Tribune, Editorial, June 10, 2008.
“Lead in Housing,” Team5 Investigates, NewsCenter5 Boston, by Rhondella Richardson, November 2007.
“Eureka! Did an early `green' law change the way people act?” Daily Hampshire Gazette, by Kristin Palpini, December 28, 2007.
“New York Times Magazine Features Professor Reyes,” The Amherst Student, by Ricardo Bilton, October 31, 2007.
“Air Rage,” Amherst Magazine, Emily Gold Boutilier, Winter 2008.
“Specialist Spotlight: Professor Jessica Reyes Praises the Obama Administration’s New Health Insurance Plan,” The Amherst Student, by Elaine Teng, March 2009.
“Making Career Choices: Women and Men in Obstetrics and Gynecology,” Obstetrics and Gynecology, by John T. Queenan, May 2007. (Editorial discussing my article in the same issue.)
“Compelling Crime Story: The Lead in the Air Did It,” Chicago Tribune, by Robert Mitchum, August 19, 2007.
“Factors Affecting Crime Rates,” The Dom Giordano Show, WPHT Philadelphia, interview by Dom Giordano, aired October 22, 2007.
“Societal Effects of Leaded Gasoline,” in “Carbon Foot Printing and Carbon Offsetting,” LandLine Now, XM Satellite Radio, interview by Reed Black, aired November 8, 2007.
“Moins de plomb dans l'essence, moins de crimes violents,” La Presse, by Mathieu Perreault, November 26, 2007.
Committee on Priorities and Resources, 2009-present.
Environmental Studies Program Faculty, 2007-present.
Faculty Lecture Committee, Chair 2008-2009, Member 2007-2008.
Departmental Liaison to Frost Library, 2008-present.
Economics Department Search Committee, 2007-2008.
Environmental Science / Environmental Studies Presidential Initiative Fund for Interdisciplinary Projects, 2004-2006.
Environmental Science Committee, 2004-2005.
Search Committee for Director of Information Technology, 2004-2005.
Economics Policy Network. Planned, established, and currently maintain an online forum for sharing of economics policy experiences among students and alumni. (https://cms.amherst.edu/alumni/networks/policynetwork)
Amherst College Health Economics Symposium. Planned, organized, and chaired a day-long conference in April 2008 that brought researchers, policymakers, and alumni to campus to talk about health economics and policy issues with students in Economics 40 (Health Economics and Policy), students in Economics 64 (Evaluating Social Policy), and the broader community.
Economics Department Thesis Process. Worked to clarify and refine the structure of the honors thesis process in economics. Endeavored to better inform economics majors about the process by sharing information in panel presentations and online, as well as encouraging majors to attend thesis-related events in their sophomore and junior years. Coordinated student thesis presentations in December, January, and April of each year.
Teaching and Advising Lunch on “Teaching Student Research: A Faculty-Librarian Collaboration” with Susan Edwards, library liaison to the social sciences, March 2008.
Interterm Course Lectures on “The Uninsured in Massachusetts,” organized by Academic Technology Services in collaboration with the Holyoke Health Center, January 2007 and January 2008.
1821 Alumni Society Presentation on “Faculty-Student Collaboration.” Presentation to 1821 Alumni Society on faculty-student collaboration on college committees, October 2009.
Amherst Connects Lecture on“Economic Perspectives on Healthcare Reform.” Virtual lecture-discussion, together with Prof. Walter Nicholson, on healthcare reform for alumni, parents, students, faculty, and the broad college community, May 2010 (scheduled).
Roosevelt Fireside Chat on “Demystifying Healthcare Reform,” October 2009.
Writing Center Orientation Panel Discussion on “Writing at Amherst,” September 2009.
Faculty Advisor to student Roosevelt Institution Chapter.
Women’s Career Networking Lunch, May 2008.
Academic Peer Training Program Panel Discussion on “Supporting First-Year Students,” August 2007.
MassPIRG's Campus Climate Initiative & Re-Think Panel on “Who is Responsible for the Environment?” March 2006.
Congress to Campus visit by two former members of Congress, discussion of “Health Care Policy for the Uninsured,” March 2006.
Student fellowships mock interviews and informal application advising.
Early advising and Orientation program.
Advising to students considering policy-related opportunities in medicine, the private sector, and government.
Directed Mellon and Amherst Academic Interns in economic research: Douglas Norton ’05, Loren Crary ’07, Lesley Pruzansky ’07, Channing Jones ’09, Stephen Trask ’09, Matthew Stolper ’10, Madeleine Weingarten ’11, Nicholas Hodges ’11.
Economics 11: An Introduction to Economics (Fall 2002, Spring 2003, 2005, 2006)
Economics 31: Economics of the Public Sector (Spring 2004, Fall 2005)
Economics 40: Health Economics and Policy (Spring 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Economics 54: Microeconomics (Fall 2007, 2008, 2009)
Economics 64: Evaluating Social Policy (Spring 2003, Fall 2004, Spring 2008, 2009, 2010)
Economics 77: Senior Departmental Honors Seminar (Fall 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Economics 78: Senior Thesis (Spring 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Economics 98: Special Topics, Topics in Labor Economics: Immigration and Conflict, Ryan Park ‘05 (Spring 2005)
Nathan Shike ’03, “A Micro-Economic Model of Fertility Behavior and Social Influence with an Empirical Analysis of Israeli Fertility Differentials”
Douglas Norton ’05, “Murder's Margin: Estimating the Impact of Health Care on the Lethality of Attacks”
Vikram Rangan ’06, “America's Uninsured Children: A Failure of State Policy?”
Jennifer Ho ’08, “The Economics of Luckiness: How Superstition Impacts Real Estate Prices in the Singapore Market”
Laura Vincent ‘09, “Immigration and Welfare Generosity in Denmark”
November 2009
Department of
Economics
307 Converse Hall — Amherst College
— Amherst, MA
(413) 542.8517— jwreyes at amherst.edu