Ben Scafidi's vita September 1998
VITA
BENJAMIN P. SCAFIDI, JR.
Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies
Department of Economics
School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University
(404) 651-2977
E-mail: prcbps@langate.gsu.edu

Address

1202D Urban Life
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Education

Ph.D. University of Virginia, Economics, 1997
M.A. University of Virginia, Economics, 1992
B.A. University of Notre Dame, Economics, 1990

Disseration

"The Effects of Education Vouchers on the Sorting of Children Among Schools"

                            Dissertation Advisors:      Edgar O. Olsen
                                           ;                          Steven Stern

                            Other References:             William R. Johnson
                                           ;                          Kenneth G. Elzinga

Academic Experience

Assistant Professor, School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, 1998 - present.

Research Fellow, Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, New York University School of Law, 1995-1997.

Head Teaching Assistant, Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, University of Virginia, 1994-95.

Instructor, Principles of Microeconomics, University of Virginia, 1993-94.

Teaching Assistant, Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics,
University of Virginia, 1990-93.

Other Experience

Analyst, Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), 1997-1998.

Professional Organizations

American Economic Association
Southern Economic Association
Western Economic Association

Teaching Awards

Outstanding Instructor in Economics, University of Virginia, 1993-94 and 1994-95.

Outstanding Teaching Assistant in Economics, University of Virginia, 1991-92.

Research Grants

National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, 1994.

Academic Enhancement Program Summer Research Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1991, 1993.

Working Papers

"The Effects of Education Vouchers on the Sorting of Children Among Schools," revise and resubmit, Journal of Urban Economics, 1998.

"Does the Housing Market Reveal Local External Benefits to Schooling?" with William R. Johnson, working paper presented at the 1997 Southern Economic Association meetings in Atlanta (1998).

"An Economic Analysis of Housing Abandonment in New York City." with Susan Wachter and Michael H. Schill, submitted to Journal of Housing Economics, 1998.

"A Procedure to Simulate Household Level Data with Precise Geographic Information,"
Georgia State University working paper, 1998.

Publications

"An Overview of Housing Conditions and Problems in New York City 1997." with
Michael H. Schill, New Directions in Housing Policy, Michael H. Schill, ed (1998).

"Neighborhood, Housing, and School Choice." 1995 Census Bureau's Annual Research Conference Proceedings Washington, D.C. (1995).

Reports

"Moving Forward with A-76 in the Navy," with R. Derek Trunkey, et al, CNA Research Memorandum 98-9, April 1998.

"Examination of the Telecommunications Competition in Stockton," with R. Derek Trunkey, CNA Memorandum 98-381, April 1998.

"Examination of the Family Service Center Competition in San Diego," with R. Derek Trunkey, CNA Memorandum 98-380, March 1998.

"Housing Navy Bachelors: Costs and Sailor Preferences," with Glenn H. Ackerman, CNA Research Memorandum, 97-146, January 1998.

"An Evaluation of the Family Housing Requirements Process," CNA Research Memorandum 97-116, January 1998.