Jens Schubert, Ph.D.

I am an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. I graduated from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a Ph.D. in Economics. Before my doctorate studies in Economics, I earned a Master of Science in Applied and Resource Economics from East Carolina University and a Master of Science in Econophysics (Dipl. Phys.-Oec.) from the University of Ulm in Germany. I also gained experience in the private sector working for Accenture, Robert Bosch, and UniCredit.

My primary research interests are in environmental economics, industrial organization, and economics of education. I am also interested in answering questions in behavioral economics and resource economics. To answer research questions in these fields, I carefully design experiments to generate novel data sets and use applied econometrics methods for analysis.

Lerner College of Business and Economics

University of Delaware416B Purnell HallNewark, DE 19716

Email: jschube(at)udel.edu

Education

- Ph.D. in Economics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2013)
- MS in Applied and Resource Economics, East Carolina University (2006)
- MS in Econophysics (Dipl.-Phys.-Oec.), The University of Ulm, Germany (2006)

Publications

1. "The Effect of Gender on Study Effort: Nudges Versus Market Incentives" The American Economist, 68 (1), 2023: 24-44. *Michael Szenberg Prize for Best Published Article.
2. “Using the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak Mechanism to Teach Willingness to Pay and Consumer Surplus” Journal of Economics Teaching, 8 (1), 2023: 1-11. *Best Published Article Award.
3. “The Impact of Forward-Contracting on Tacit Collusion: Experimental Evidence” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 119, 2015: 109-123
4. “Food Safety Regulations under Ambiguity” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 91 (2), 2009: 1389-1396 (with Tigran Melkonyan)
5. “Investigations of “Soft-Landed” Cd Surface Atoms via Nuclear Methods: Hyperfine-Field Sign Determination” The European Physical Journal B, 59, 2007: 277-283 (with Y. Manzhur, W.-D. Zeitz, M.J. Prandolini, W.D. Brewer, P. Imielski, and K. Johnston)

Manuscripts in Preparation/Submitted for Review

1. "Risk and the WTA-WTP Disparity for Private and Public Goods" (with Christian A. Vossler and Michael K. Price)
2. "The Role of Commitment on Effort Provision and Habit Formation: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment"
3. "The Role of Gender in Norm-Based Comparison: Experimental: Evidence from the Field" (with Julianna M. Butler)
4. "I Know What You Did Last Exam: The Impact of Conspicuous Prior Effort on Future Effort Provision"
5. “The Value Disparity for Mean-Preserving Spreads: An Experimental Test” (with Douglas Davis and Robert Reilly)
6. "Environmental Quality, Environmental Responsibility, and Investor Behavior: Empirical Evidence from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill"
7. “Optimal Exhaustible Resource Extraction and Water Management in the Presence of Input Factor Scarcity and Production Externalities” (with Linda Fernandez)

Academic Positions

- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Delaware (2023-present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Delaware (2016-2023)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University (2013-2016)
- Associate Director, UT Experimental Economics Lab, Department of Economics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2012-2013)
- Graduate Research Assistant (to Christian A. Vossler and Michael K. Price), Department of Economics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2010-2012)
- Graduate Research Assistant (to Scott Holladay and Jacob LaRiviere), Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy (2012)
- Graduate Research Assistant (to Jeffrey Carpenter, Jessica Holmes, and Peter Matthews), Department of Economics, Middlebury College (2011)
- Graduate Research Assistant (to Michael K. Price, Tigran Melkonyan, and Kimberly Rollins), Department of Resource Economics, University of Nevada, Reno (2007-2010)
- Graduate Research Assistant (to Craig Landry and Jamie Brown-Kruse), Department of Economics, East Carolina University (2005-2006)

Conference Presentations and Seminars

- 2023: American Economics Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans; Southern Economics Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans
- 2022: Behavioral and Experimental Economists of the Mid-Atlantic Meeting, Camden; Advances with Field Experiments, Chicago; National Association of Economic Educators Conference, virtual; American Economics Association Annual Meeting, virtual;
- 2021: University of Delaware; Summer Institute on Teaching, University of Delaware
- 2020: American Economics Association Annual Meeting, San Diego
- 2019: Southern Economics Association Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale; AEA Conference on Teaching & Research in Economic Education, St. Louis
- 2018: AEA Conference on Teaching & Research in Economic Education, San Antonio; Southern Economics Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
- 2016: Virginia Tech University; East Carolina University
- 2015: Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Annual Meeting, Newport; Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference, San Diego; Virginia Commonwealth University
- 2014: Southern Economics Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta; World Conference of Environmental and Resource Economics, Istanbul
- 2013: North-American Economics Science Association Conference, Santa Cruz; North Carolina State University - Camp Resources XX; Lancaster University; Virginia Commonwealth University
- 2012: University of Colorado, Boulder - 14th Annual Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop; North Carolina State University - Camp Resources XIX; Georgia State University; Monash University; University of East Anglia; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 2006: East Carolina University
- 2005: University of Ulm; Freie Universität Berlin

Grants

- ReLIC Grant ($29,981), Principal Investigator, Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning, University of Delaware (2019)
- Instructional Improvement Grant ($1,000), Center for Teaching & Assessment of Learning, University of Delaware (2018)
- EPIC Challenge Award ($70,000) with Caleb Cox, Chris Herrington, Molly Ransone, and Carol Scotese, School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University (2016)
- College of Agriculture, Business and Natural Resources Graduate Research Mini-Grant ($1,000), University of Nevada, Reno

Awards and Honors

- Best Published Article Award, The Journal of Economics Teaching (2024)
- Excellence in Teaching Award (Semi-Finalist), Faculty Senate Committee on Student and Faculty Honors, University of Delaware (2024)
- Michael Szenberg Prize for Best Published Article, The American Economist (2023)
- Department Teaching Award, Department of Economics, University of Delaware (2023)
- Student-Choice Teaching Award (Runner-up), Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware (2020, 2023)
- Phil Saunders Best Economic Education Paper Award, National Association of Economic Educators (2022)
- Most Valuable Professor Game Night Invitee (10x), Athletic Department, University of Delaware (2017 - 2023)
- Excellence in Teaching Award (Nominee), Faculty Senate Committee on Student and Faculty Honors, University of Delaware (2017, 2018, 2020)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation, Department of Economics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2013)
- Michael J. Stahl and Gregory M. Bounds Graduate Research Award (Finalist), College of Business Administration, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2013)
- Ph.D. Student Visitor Program, Monash University, Australia (2012)
- Selected Graduate Student Paper, Southern Economic Association (2012)
- Tami Gurley-Calvez Third-Year Paper Award, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2012)
- J. Fred and Wilma D. Holly Fellowship in Economics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2011-2013)
- Research Assistant of Distinction Award, Middlebury College (2011)
- Outstanding Tutor Award, Department of Athletics, East Carolina University (2006)
- Scholarship of the State of Baden-Württemberg, University of Ulm, Germany (2003-2004)

Service and Professional Activities

- AP Micro- and Macroeconomics Standard Setting, College Board (2023)
- MBA Program Committee, University of Delaware (2023-Present)
- Best Economic Education Paper Award Committee, National Association of Economic Educators (2023-Present)
- Discussant, American Economics Association Annual Meeting (2019, 22, 23); Southern Economics Association Annual Meeting (2014, 19, 23); AEA CTREE (2018)
- Faculty Senate Ad-hoc Committee Chair, University of Delaware (2021-22)
- Undergraduate Economics Core Curriculum Committee Member, University of Delaware (2021)
- Member at Large CT Caucus Executive Board, University of Delaware (2020-Present)
- Session Chair, American Economics Association Annual Meeting, (2020); Southern Economics Association Annual Meeting (2014)
- Master's Thesis Award Committee, Northeastern Agricultural & Resource Economics Association (2018-21)
- Distinguished and Honorary Life Member Awards and Outstanding Public Service Committee, Northeastern Agricultural & Resource Economics Association (2015-18)
- Assistant Professor Search Committee Member, University of Delaware (2018); Virginia Commonwealth University (2014)
- Strategic Planning Undergraduate Committee Member, University of Delaware (2018)
- Supplemental Instruction Program Faculty Mentor, Office of Academic Enrichment, University of Delaware (2017-Present)
- Tami Gurley-Calvez Third-Year Paper Award, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2012)
- Undergraduate Research Faculty Member, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Delaware (2017-18)
- Faculty Supervisor for Graduate-Student-Instructors, University of Delaware (2016-Present)
- Graduate Program Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University (2013-16)

Ph.D. Student Teaching Mentoring and/or Advising

(Initial Placement, Year)

Joshua Dalton (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2023); Meaghan Vitale (Federal Reserve of Philadelphia, 2023); Kaveh Dalvand (Citi, 2022); Andela Golemac (The Brattle Group, Hood College, 2022); David Mahon (University of Cincinnati, 2022); Kwaku Addae-Ankrah (University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill, 2021); Sheila Afrakomah (World Bank, 2021); Richard Takyi Amoah (JP Morgan Chase, 2021); Zachary Ferrara (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021); Hellen Seshie-Nasser (Johns Hopkins University, 2021); Yifan Zhu (Independence Blue Cross, 2021); Kristi Buda (JP Morgan Chase, 2020); Tiphanie Salehi (Carolina University, 2020); Aida Odobasic (Otterbein University, 2018); Yichen Xu (Capital One, 2018), Jesse Melvin (Rowan University, 2017); Kamilah Williams (Bucknell University, 2017); Kawin Thamtanajit (University of Colorado, Denver, 2017), Tian Wang (Barclays, 2017)

Academic Refereeing

The American Economist, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Eastern Economics Journal, Environmental and Resource Economics, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Education, Journal of Economics and Management, Southern Economics Journal

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