Christopher Cornwell :: Professor of Economics

Christopher Cornwell Professor of Economics & Head Department of Economics	Contact Department of Economics Terry College of Business University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 +1 706.542.3670 (voice) +1 706.542.3376 (fax) +1 706.248.0971 (mobile) cornwl at terry dot uga dot edu Vita Links Courses Papers HOPE Scholarship Page Fall 2008 Schedule Teaching ECON 4750/6750 MWF, 10:10-11:00 Office Hours MW, 2:00-3:00 or by appointment
Principal Fields Applied Econometrics, Labor Economics, Economics of Education

Courses Principles of Microeconomics - Honors [ECON 2106H] Economics of Human Resources [ECON 4000] Labor Economics [ECON 4600] Introduction to Econometrics - BA/MA [ECON 4750/6750] Introduction to Econometrics - PhD [ECON 8080] (Advanced) Econometrics I [ECON 8110]

Selected Recent Papers Sex Ratios and Risky Sexual Behavior (with S. Cunningham), under review. How Does the New SAT Predict Academic Achievement in College (with D. Mustard and J. Van Parys), Jun 2008, under review. Estimation of Allocative Efficiency and Productivity Growth with Dynamic Adjustment Costs (with S. Atkinson), Aug 2006, under revision for Econometric Reviews. Merit-Based College Scholarships and Car Sales (C. Cornwell and D. Mustard), Education Finance and Policy (Mar 2007). The Enrollment Effects of Merit-Based Financial Aid: Evidence from Georgia's HOPE Scholarship (C. Cornwell, D. Mustard and D. Sridhar), Journal of Labor Economics (Oct 2006). Student Responses to Merit Scholarship Retention Rules (C. Cornwell, K. Lee and D. Mustard), Journal of Human Resources (Fall 2005). The Effects of State-Sponsored Merit Scholarships on Course Selection and Major Choice in College (with K. Lee and D. Mustard), under revision.