Curriculum Vitae

August 2003

William M. Rodgers III

OFFICE:
Department of Economics
The College of William and Mary
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
757/221-2398
757/221-1175 FAX
wmrodg@wm.edu

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Williamsburg, VA 23185
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EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, June 1993.

M.A. in Economics, Harvard University, June 1990.

M.A. in Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara, June 1988.

B.A. in Economics, Dartmouth College, June 1986.

TEACHING AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

The College of William and Mary August 1993-present

Director, Center for the Study of Equality, October 2001-present
Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Professor of Economics, August 1998-present
Associate Professor of Economics, August 1998-present

Assistant Professor of Economics, August 1993-July 1998

Teaching: Labor Economics (Undergraduate)
Econometrics (Undergraduate and Graduate)
America Becoming (Undergraduate)
Research Methods (Undergraduate)
African-American Experience in the U.S. Labor Market (Upper Level and Freshman Seminars)
U.S. Internal and International Migration (Freshman Seminar)
Introduction to Black Studies-Guest Lecturer (Undergraduate)

University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, July 2003 - present
Senior Research Affiliate of the National Poverty Center

University of Minnesota July 1997-present
Adjunct Associate of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Member of the Wilkins Forum, February 1999-present

Harvard University September 1988-June 1993
Research Fellow at the W.E.B. DuBois Institute, September 1992 - September 1993
Resident Tutor in Economics, Eliot House, June 1989 to July 1993
Teaching Assistant, Afro-American Studies Department, February 1993 to June 1993
Teaching and Research Assistant, Economics Department, September 1988 to June 1993

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Office of the Secretary, U. S. Department of Labor, Wash., DC
Chief Economist, January 2000-January 2001
Consultant to the Chief Economist, June 1995-June 1996

James City County Government, Williamsburg, VA May 1998-December 1999
Board Member and Secretary-Treasurer of the New Town Community Development Authority

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, Williamsburg, VA July 1997-December
1999
School Board Representative for Berkeley District

New Horizons Regional Vocational Education Center, Hampton, VA July 1998-December
1999
Vice-Chairman and Board of Trustee Representing Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

National Commission for Employment Policy, Wash., D.C. June 1994 - August 1994.
Summer Research Associate

HONORS:

2002 Honorary Member of Golden Key International Honour Society

1994 National Economic Association Dissertation Prize winner.

1993 Sidney Matz Memorial Prize for Extraordinary Contributions to the Life of the House, Eliot House, Harvard University

GRANTS RECEIVED:

National Science Foundation, "Explaining Trends in the Labor Force Participation of Older
African American and White Men." February 1999 to Present.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor "Who has not Benefited
from the 1990s Boom?" July 1999 to January 2000, January 2001 to June 2001.

Russell Sage Foundation, "The Effect of Tight Labor Markets on Black Employment." January 1998 to June 2000 (with Robert Cherry).

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, and Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Department of Commerce, "Productivity and Workplace Diversity." January 1996 to January 1998.

National Science Foundation Research Planning Grant, "A Distributional Analysis of Black-White Earnings Gaps: 1963-1992." March 1994 to August 1996.

W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research, Harvard University, "Employment and Earnings of Young Black Males." September 1992 to September 1993.

National Bureau of Economic Research, "Economic Factors in U.S. Migration." September 1991 to September 1993.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Graduate Prize Fellowship, September 1988 to June 1993.

Graduate Division, University of California at Santa Barbara, Campus Fellowship, September 1986 to June 1988.

Graduate Division, University of California at Santa Barbara, Graduate Research Mentorship Program, January 1987 to March 1987.

CONTRACT WORK:

Department of Social Services, Division of Child Support Enforcement, "Determining the Level of Basic Child Support: The Commonwealth of Virginia." July 2002 to Present.

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, "Education and Training for the Black Worker in the 21st Century." September 1999 to January 2000.

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, "Tax Policy and Job Creation." October 1996 to May 1999.

Educational Testing Service, "A Review of the Literature on Test Scores." August 1996 to August 1997.

City Manager's Office, City of Hampton, VA, "Benefit-Cost Analysis of Healthy Start." June 1996 to September 1997.

California Policy Seminar, "Employment and Business Effects of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programs." June 1996 to June 1997.

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

“New Estimates of Within Occupation Black-White Wage Gaps,” July 2003. (with John Holmes). (Forthcoming The Review of Black Political Economy).

How Does Gender Play a Role in the Earnings Gap? An Update,” The Monthly Labor Review, 125 (3), March 2003, 9-15 (with Stephanie Boraas).

“Accounting for the Racial Gap in AFQT Scores: Comment on Nan L. Maxwell, “The Effect on Black-White Wage Differences of Differences in the Quantity and Quality of Education,” Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 55:3, 2002, 533-541 (With William E. Spriggs).

"Estimating the Bias Due to Measurement Error in the Economic Returns to Schooling: Evidence from the 1990 February Current Population Survey," Economics Letters, 64, 1999, 233-239 (with Sarah Bruhl).

"Male Sub-metropolitan Black-White Wage Gaps: New Evidence for the 1980s," Urban Studies, 34 (8), July 1997.

"The Persistence of Gender Earnings Inequality in Taiwan, 1978-1992," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 50(4), July 1997, 594-609 (with Joseph E. Zveglich and Yana V. Rodgers).

"What Does the AFQT Really Measure: Race, Wages, Schooling, and the AFQT Score?" Review of Black Political Economy, 24 (4), Spring 1996, 13-46 (with William Spriggs).

"The Effect of Federal Contractor Status on Racial Differences in Establishment-Level Employment Shares: 1979-1992," The American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 86(2), May 1996, 290-293 (with William Spriggs).

"The Efficiency of a Lottery as a Source of Public Revenue," Public Finance Quarterly, 23 (2), April 1995, 242-254 (with Charles Stuart).

"The Significance of Access to Land as a Determinant of Kenya's Interregional Migration," World Development 19(7), July 1991, 921-926.

EDITED VOLUMES:

Handbook on the Economics of Discrimination, Edited by William M. Rodgers III, North Hampton: MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, (Forthcoming 2003).

Prosperity for All? The Economic Boom and African Americans, Edited by William M. Rodgers III and Robert Cherry, New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, (Summer 2000).

ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS:

"What do the Future Labor Market Prospects of Non-college Educated Adults, Youth and Minorities look like?" in Extended Opportunities, Edited by Ronald Mincy, Columbia University and NPCL, (Forthcoming).

"Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Impact of Job Training on Wages," in Job Creation Prospects and Strategies for the Black Worker in the 21st Century, Edited by Cecilia Conrad, Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, (Forthcoming).

"Learning to Expect the Unexpected: U.S. Department of Labor Chief Economist Forum," in Perspectives on Work, 6:2, 2002, 42-43.

"A Recipe for Shared Prosperity: Post September 11th," in Denken + Glauben (In German), Nr. 120, 121, October/November 2002, 3-9.

"Opportunities in Economics Abound for African American Students," The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need: How to Find - and Get - The Job or Internship of Your Dreams!, The Black Collegian, (Fall 2001).

"Identifying the Links between Income Inequality and Health for Policymakers," in Income, Socioeconomic Status, and Health: Exploring the Relationships, Edited by James Auerbach and Barbara Kivimae Krimgold, Washington, DC: National Policy Association and Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, (2001).

"Introduction," in Telework: The New Workplace of the 21st Century," U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC. (Winter 2001).

"Area Economic Conditions and the Labor Market Outcomes of Young Men in the 1990s Expansion," in Prosperity for All? The Economic Boom and African Americans, Edited by William M. Rodgers III and Robert Cherry, New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, (Summer 2000).

"A Critical Assessment of Skills Explanations of Black-White Employment and Wage Gaps," In the State of Black America, 1999, Edited by William E. Spriggs, Washington, DC: National Urban League, 1999.

"A View from the Front Lines," in Education Accountability:Saving Schools-And Students, Edited by Lee A. Daniels, New York, NY: National Urban League, 1999.

"Tax Policy and African American Job Creation," in Job Creation Prospects and Strategies for the Black Worker in the 21st Century, Edited by Wilhelmina A. Leigh and Margaret C. Simms, Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 1999.

Federal-Contractor Status and Minority Employment: A Case Study of California, 1979-1994," in The Impact of Affirmative Action on Public-Sector Employment and Contracting in California, Edited by Paul Ong, Berkeley, CA: California Policy Seminar, 1997, Alta Vista Publishing, 1999.

"Racial Differences in Employment Shares-New Evidence from the EEO-1 Files," in Civil Rights and Race Relations in the Post Reagan-Bush Era, Edited by Samuel L. Myers, Jr., Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1997.

"Measuring Wage Discrimination During Periods of Growing Overall Wage Inequality," In Race, Markets, and Social Outcomes, Edited by Patrick L. Mason and Rhonda M. Williams, Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997.

CONGRESSIONAL AND VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TESTIMONY:

"A Review of Virginia's Child Support Guidelines," Testimony to the Child Support Review Panel. June 2002.

"Virginia's Economic Conditions and the Labor Market Outcomes of Non-college Educated Men in the 1990s Boom," Testimony to the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Status and Needs of African-American Males in Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly, Hearing on the Status of African American Men in Virginia. August 1999.

"A Primer on the U.S. Labor Market and the Economic Status of African American Men," Testimony to the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Status and Needs of African-American Males in Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly, Hearing on the Status of African American Men in Virginia. July 1998.

"The Minimum Wage's Effect on Black Youth Employment," Testimony to the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, Hearing on Raising the Federal Minimum Wage. February 1995.

WORK SUBMITTED:

“New Estimates of Within Occupation Gender Wage Gaps,” July 2003. (with Stephen Pond). (Submitted to The Review of Economics and Statistics).

“Does the Glass Ceiling have Adverse Spillover Effects: A Tale of Two Federal Agencies,” July 2003 (with Allison Brown) (Submitted to Public Administration Review).

“The Disparate Impact of Monetary Policy,” July 2003. (Revised and Resubmitted to the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management).

"Do the Skills of Adults Employed in Minimum Wage Contour Jobs Explain Why They Get Paid Less?" March 2001. (with Bruce Klein and William Spriggs) (Provisional Acceptance to The Journal of Post Keynesian Economics).

“The Role of Labor Demand, Labor Supply and Institutional Factors in Explaining the Relationship between Black-White Income Inequality and White Family Income,” January 2002. (Revise and Resubmit to the Review of Social Economy).

“The African American High School Composition Effect: What Does It Mean?” March 2001. (with William Spriggs) (Revise and Resubmit to Industrial Relations).

"Male Black-White Wage Gaps from 1979 to 1994: A Distributional Analysis," March 2001. (Revise and Resubmit to the Southern Economic Journal).

“Estimating the Bias Due to Measurement Error in the Economic Returns to Schooling: Eight Months Makes a Big Difference,” March 2001. (with Sarah Bruhl) (Revise and Resubmit to Economics of Education Review).

WORKING PAPERS:

“Testing Explanations of the Male Marital Wage Differential: Ability and Training,” July 2003 (with Leslie S. Stratton)

“Does Contractionary Monetary Policy have Differential Geographic Impacts?” July 2003. (with Gregory Licausi).

“Food Security and the Federal Minimum Wage,” October 2002. National Urban League Special Research Report #SRR-03-2002. (with Hanley Chaing and Bruce W. Klein).

“The Structure of Entry-Level Law School Salaries:1985 to 2001,” June 2002 (with Thomas J. Whiteside).

“The Distributional Impact of Minimum Wage Increases: Income and Earnings,” January 2002. (with Jared Bernstein).

“Area Economic Conditions and the Crime of Young Men in the 1990s Expansion,” October 2001. (with Richard B. Freeman).

“Education and the AFQT Score: What’s Their Role in Explaining the Lower Relative Earnings of Blacks?” March 2001. (with William E. Spriggs and Elizabeth Waaler).

“Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Impact of Job Training on Wages,” December 1999, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Working Paper.

“Within School Segregation in Extracurricular Activities: A Longitudinal Approach,” November 1999. (with Michelle Ragsdale).

“Changes in Taiwan's College Wage Premium, 1978-1997: Supply, Demand and Institutional Factors,” July 1999 (with Paul Helms and Joseph Zveglich).

"Area Economic Conditions and the Labor Market Outcomes of Young Men in the 1990s Expansion," March 1999. NBER Working Paper #7073. (with Richard Freeman).

"The Effects of Minimum Wages on Teenage Employment and Enrollment: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth," November 1996.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Member, Economic Policy Institute Research Advisory Board

Member, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research

Member, National Urban League Institute for Opportunity and Equality Advisory Board

Member, ICPSR Ad Hoc Committee on Quantitative Methods for Underserved Groups

Member, Virginia Governor’s Advisory Board of Economists
Associate Editor, Southern Economic Journal

National Economic Association, January 1994 to present.
President, 2003.
President-Elect, 2002.
Board of Directors, 1998 to present.
Dissertation Committee, Chair, 1997 to 1999.
Election Committee, Member, 1995.

American Economic Association, January 2000 to present.
Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession.

Referee, Canadian Journal of Economics, National Research Council, National Science Foundation, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Political Economy, Feminist Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Industrial Relations, Journal of Contemporary Economic Issues, Sociological Perspectives, and MacArthur Fellowship Program, Wayne State University Press, William T. Grant Foundation.

Employment Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Expert Panel Member,
February 1999 to December 1999.

Crossroads Workforce Training Group, Williamsburg-James City County, VA, Consultant,
February 1999 to October 1999.

AFL-CIO, Economics Education Consultant, February1997 to December 1997.

Steering Committee Member, Program to Enrich Economics Education at 4 HBCUs to Increase the Supply of African Americans Pursuing Doctoral Degrees in Economics and Public Policy, June 1996 to Present.

Society of Labor Economists Member, September 1995 to 2000.

James City County Democratic Committee, 1995 to 2000.
Vice-Chair, December 1997 to January 1, 1999.
Strategic Planning Committee, Chair, 1996.

James City County All Together, Inc.
Board of Directors, 2001 to present
Economics Committee, February, 1997-1999
Moderator, Merging Two Realities: Education and Workforce Development, November 1997.

United Way of Greater Williamsburg
Co-Chair Planning and Programs, 2002 to present
Board of Directors, 2001 to present