Laura Crispin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Discipline Taught: Economics
Office: Barbelin 107B
Phone: 610-660-1594
Fax: 610-660-3379
Email: lcrispin@sju.edu


Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2012)
  • M.A., Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2008)
  • B.A., Economics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (2004)

Professional Experience

  • Research Assistant, Professor Bruce Weinberg, The Ohio State University, Department of Economics, June 2009-September 2010.
  • Research Assistant, Professor Richard Steckel, The Ohio State University, Department of Economics, September 2008-June 2010.
  • Research Associate, The Brattle Group, Cambridge, MA, June 2004 –July 2007.

Courses Taught

  • ECN 101-D07 Introductory Microeconomics   TWF 1-1:50
  • ECN 101-D12 Introductory Microeconomics   W 6-8:45
  • ECN 330-D01 Labor Economics                      TTh 10-11:15

Publications

“School Size and Student Achievement:  Does One Size Fit All?”
“Effects of Extracurricular Participation on the High School Dropout Decision by ‘At-Risk’ Status”
“Does Class Size Measure School Quality?”
“Innovation Spillovers in Industrial Cities,” (with S. Saha and B. Weinberg)

Research

  • Labor Economics
  • Economics of Education
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Urban Economics