Associate Professor
Jeffrey Schiman is an Associate Professor of Economics at Georgia Southern University. He is also a research affiliate at the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. His research interests include the economics of education, labor economics, and public economics, and he has published on topics including principal and teacher quality, the educator labor market, and the return to classroom instruction time.
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About Jeffrey C. Schiman
Jeffrey Schiman is an Associate Professor of Economics at Georgia Southern University. He is also a research affiliate at the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. His research interests include the economics of education, labor economics, and public economics, and he has published on topics including principal and teacher quality, the educator labor market, and the return to classroom instruction time.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Economics | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2019 - 2021 | Does Subsidized Public Health Insurance for Parents Improve Children’s Human Capital and Close Achievement Gaps? |
| William T. Grant Foundation | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): Anuj Gangopadhyaya (Co-PI) | |
| $131,701 | |
| 2013 - 2015 | A Study of the Contribution of Principals to Student Outcomes and the Pattern of Principal Job Transitions |
| Smith Richardson Foundation | |
| Role: Co-I |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2021 - Present | Committee Member, Economic Major Growth and Retention Committee, GSU | 2021 - Present | Reviewer, Undergraduate Scholarship, GSU | 2021 - Present | Member, Wexford Campus Course Delivery Development Initiative, GSU | 2020 - Present | Committee Member, Economics Journal List Committee, GSU | 2020 - Present | Committee Member, Economics Undergraduate Assessment Committee, GSU | 2018 - Present | Committee Member, Applied Econometrics Curriculum Committee, GSU | 2018 - Present | Speaker, Conversations with Professors, GSU | 2018 - Present | Advisor, Undergraduate Economics Club, GSU | 2017 - Present | Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Economics | 2017 - Present | Advisor, Undergraduate Economics Academic, GSU | 2016 | Peer Reviewer, Economics Course | Referee, CESifo Economic Studies | Referee, Economics of Education Review | Referee, Education Finance & Policy | Referee, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | Referee, Journal of the European Economic Association | Referee, The Scandinavian Journal of Economics |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Graduate Winifred Geldard Memorial Award, Department of Economics, UIC (2013-2014)
- Recipient, Dean's Scholar Award, UIC (2014-2015)
- Recipient, Donald D. Howard Excellence in Business Fund Award, Parker College of Business, Georgia Southern University (2020)
- Recipient, W.A. and Emma Lou Crider Award for Excellence in Teaching, Parker College of Business, Georgia Southern University (2021)
- Recipient, Solomons Economic Fellowship, Parker College of Business, Georgia Southern University (2021-2022)
Courses
| 2016 | Ph.D. in Economics, The University of Illinois at Chicago | |
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| 2012 | M.A. in Economics, The University of Illinois at Chicago | |
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| 2009 | B.A. in Economics, Calvin College | |
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Contact Information
P.O. Box 8152
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-2280
Office: COBA 3345
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