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Contact Information
Department of Economics
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Office: 317 Krannert
Email: carr56@purdue.edu
Employment
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University, August 2022 to present
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University, August 2015 to July 2022
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Texas A&M University, May 2015, Committee Chair: Mark Hoekstra
B.A. in Economics and Mathematics, magna cum laude, Rhodes College, May 2009
Research Fields
Applied Microeconomics, Public Economics, and Economics of Crime
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Bond, T., Carr, J.B., Packham, A. and Smith, J. (2021) Hungry for Success? SNAP Timing, High-Stakes Exam Performance, and College Attendance, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 14 (4): 51-79.
Bullinger, L. R., Carr, J. B. and Packham, A. (2021) COVID-19 and Crime: Effects of Stay-at-Home Orders on Domestic Violence, American Journal of Health Economics, 7 (3): 249-280.
Carr, J. B., and Packham, A. (2021) SNAP Schedules and Domestic Violence, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 40: 412-452.
Carr, J.B. and Koppa, V. (2020) Housing Vouchers, Income Shocks and Crime: Evidence from a Lottery, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 177: 475-493.
Carr, J. B., and Packham, A. (2019) SNAP Benefits and Crime: Evidence from Changing Disbursement Schedules, Review of Economics and Statistics, 101 (2): 310-325.
Carr, J. B., and Doleac, J. L. (2018) Keep the Kids Inside? Juvenile Curfews, and Urban Gun Violence. Review of Economics and Statistics, 100 (4): 609-618.
Carr, J. B. (2017) Estimating the Effects of Police Technology Using Quasi-Experimental Methods. Journal of Benefit Cost Analysis, 8(3), 360-368.
Carr, J. B., and Packham, A. (2017) The Effects of State-Mandated Abstinence-Based Sex Education on Teen Health Outcomes. Health Econ., 26: 403–420.
Other Publications
Carr, J. B., and Doleac, J. L. (2016) The Geography, Incidence, and Underreporting of Gun Violence: New Evidence Using ShotSpotter Data, Brookings Research Paper
Working Papers
The Effect of Sex Offender Registries on Recidivism: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
What Happened to Rosie? with Andrew J. Rettenmaier
Invited Seminars
2016: DePaul University (Economics), University of Nebraska (Economics)
2017: Ohio State University (Consumer Sciences), University of Louisville (Economics), University of Illinois (Economics)
2019: Vanderbilt University (Law and Economics), Montana State University (Economics) , University of Illinois (Economics ), University of Alabama-Birmingham (Economics), Florida State University (Economics), Peking University (Economics)
2020: West Virginia University (Economics), Chicago Crime Lab, Texas Tech (Economics)
2022: US Census Bureau
2023: Indiana University (Health Policy Seminar), University of Illinois - Chicago (Economics), University of Oklahoma (Economics)
2024 (scheduled): University of California - San Diego (CHEPS), Marquette University (Economics)
Notable Service
CSWEP CeMENT mentoring program for junior women in economics - Mentor (January 2023)
CSWEP PhD mentoring for 3rd and 4th year women and non-binary economists - Mentor (November 2023)
Economics Executive Committee, Purdue University (2023-2024)
Graduate Program Committee, Purdue University (2023-2024)
PhD Admissions Committee, Purdue University (2023-2024)
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Economics 290 - Econ Scholars (Fall 2022)
Instructor, Economics 590/536 - (MS) Public Economics - online (Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023)
Instructor, Economics 322 - Economics of Public Policy (Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
Instructor, Economics 690 - (PhD) Public Economics (Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2024)
Instructor, Economics 422 – Public Finance - online (Summer 2018, Summer 2019)
Instructor, Economics 422 – Public Finance (Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019)
Instructor, Economics 412 – Public Finance (Summer 2011, Fall 2012)
Teaching Assistant, Economics 412 – Public Finance (Fall 2011)
Teaching Assistant, Economics 629 - First year Ph.D. Microeconomic Theory (Fall 2010)
Teaching Assistant, Economics 323 - Intermediate Microeconomics (Spring 2010, Spring 2011)
Teaching Assistant, Economics 323 - Honors Intermediate Microeconomics (Fall 2009)
Referee Experience
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Journal of Criminal Justice, American Journal of Health Economics, American Law and Economics Review, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Contemporary Economic Policy, Crime Science, Criminal Justice Review, Demography, Economic Inquiry, Economics and Human Biology, Economics and Politics, Health Affairs, Health Education Journal, Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Housing Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Law Economics and Organization, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, National Science Foundation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of Economics of the Household, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Southern Economic Journal
Honors and Awards
Krannert Young Faculty Research Award, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
Graduate Teaching Award, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University
Gail Frey Monson Memorial Scholarship, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University
Phi Beta Kappa, Rhodes College
Lynn Nettleton Prize for Research in Economics, Rhodes College
Rhodes Student Government President, Rhodes College
Bellingrath Scholarship, Rhodes College