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Email: croark25@uchicago.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/christopherjamesroark
Ph.D. in Economics, Duke University, Durham, NC 2017
Advisor: A. Craig Burnside
Certificate in College Teaching, Duke University, Durham, NC 2017
M.A. in Economics, Duke University, Durham, NC 2011
B.A. in Economics and French, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 2008
Primary Field: Macroeconomics
Secondary Field: Econometrics
Areas of Concentration: Economics Education, International Economics, Financial Economics, International Finance
Summer 2020
– ECON 21020 Econometrics
Spring 2020
– ECON 20200 Elements of Economic Analysis III (Macro)
– ECON 21020 Econometrics
Winter 2020
– ECON 25000 Introduction to Finance
Fall 2019
– ECON 21020 Econometrics
– ECON 21010 Statistical Methods in Economics
Summer 2019
– ECON 21020 Econometrics
– ECON 12410 Pathways in Economics
– ECON 12411 Pathways in Economics C
Winter 2019
– ECON 20200 Elements of Economic Analysis III (Macro)
Autumn 2018
– ECON 21010 Statistical Methods in Economics
– ECON 21020 Econometrics
Summer 2018
– PWAY 10110 Pathway Program in Economics
– PWAY 10111 Pathway Program in Economics C
Spring 2018
– ECON 20200 Elements of Economic Analysis III (Macro)
Winter 2017
– ECON 21010 Statistical Methods in Economics
Autumn 2017
– ECON 21010 Statistical Methods in Economics (Designed Course)
Summer 2016
– Intermediate Macroeconomics (Instructor)
Summer 2015
– Intermediate Macroeconomics (Instructor)
Fall 2014
– Introduction to Econometrics (MA, Teaching Assistant)
Spring 2011
– Macroeconomic Analysis II (PhD, Teaching Assistant)
Fall 2011
– Macroeconomic Analysis I (PhD, Teaching Assistant)
Supplemental Instructor, Intro to Microeconomics
Research Assistant for A. Craig Burnside 2012-2017
Research Assistant for Michelle Connolly 2015
“Changes in US Academic Economics Departments” joint with Gina Pieters, 2020
(Conditionally Accepted – Journal of Economic Teaching)
"Investment Driven Exchange Rate Dynamics" 2016
"The Evolution of U.S. Spectrum Values Over Time" joint with Michelle Connolly,
Nelson Sa, and Azeem Zaman 2016
"Real Exchange Rates: Exploring Fundamentals in the Cross Section" 2015
Undergraduate Program Liaison for Becker Friedman Institute 2019-Present
Faculty Organizer, BFI Undergraduate Panel on Development Economics Spring 2020
(Panelists: TBD)
Summer Institute in Social Research Methods 2019, 2020
Member, Interview Committee for Pathways TA Search 2019
Preliminary Judge, Econometrics Game 2019, 2020
Member, Interview Committee for Lecturer Search 2019
Faculty Organizer, BFI Undergraduate Panel on Urbanization Spring 2019
(Panelists: Gilles Duranton, Ed Glaeser, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg)
Roundtable Leader, Taking the Next Step Winter 2019
Assistant Faculty Advisor, Fed Challenge Fall 2018
Faculty Organizer, BFI Undergraduate Panel on Diversity in Economics Spring 2018
(Panelists: Kerwin Charles, Paola Sapienza, Betsey Stevenson)
Steward for Department of Economics, Lecturer’s Union 2018-Present
MAPSS-ECON Track Admissions Committee 2018-Present
MAPSS-ECON Preceptor 2017-Present
Econometrics Undergraduate Curriculum Coordinator 2017-Present
Peer Mentor to First Year Ph.D. candidates 2011-2015
Economics Graduate Student Council, President 2012-2013
Martin Bronfenbrenner Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC 2014
Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC 2013
Graduate with Highest Honors, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 2008
MAPSS-ECON 2019-2020 Advisees:
Tian Zhong (MA, 2020 exp), Andrew Smith (MA, 2020 exp), Yuming Zhu (MA, 2020 exp)
MAPSS-ECON 2018-2019 Advisees:
Hyunwoo Roh (MA, 2020 exp), Mark He (MA, 2020), Sergio Servan Lozano (MA, 2019),
MAPSS-ECON 2017-2018 Advisees:
Yuanxi Zhang (MA, 2018, M3F Inc.), Yiren Ding (MA, 2018), Yuyao Wu (MA, 2018),
Catherine Che (MA, 2019)
Computer Proficiencies: MATLAB, Stata, Mathematica, Latex, Excel, C, C++
Advanced Proficiency: French