Linda A. Bailey

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Michigan State University, Economics, 2004

M.Sc., Univ. of the West Indies, Jamaica, Economics, 1998

B.Sc., Univ. of the West Indies, Jamaica, Management Studies with Economics, 1995

FULL-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Baruch College, Assistant Professor, Public Affairs, 9/2006-present

Baruch College, Substitute Assistant Professo, Public Affairs, 9/2004-8/2006

PART-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Michigan State University, Instructor, Economics, Summer 2003

Michigan State University, Instructor, Economics, Summer 2001

Michigan State University, Teaching Assistant, Economics, 1998-2002

University of the West Indies, Teaching Assistant, Economics, 1997-1998

NON ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Michigan State University, Research Assistant, 2000-5/2004

Caricom Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, Work Study Attachment, Summer 1997

University of the West Indies, Research Assistant, 1996-1997

Wolmer’s Boys High School, Kingston, Jamaica, Mathematics Teacher, 1996

EMPLOYMENT AT BARUCH

Assistant Professor, 9/2006-present

Substitute Assistant Professor, 9/2004-8/2006

COURSES TAUGHT AT BARUCH

PAF 3102 - Economic Analysis and Public Policy

PAF 9170 - Applying Information, Research and Analysis I

PAF 9172 - Applying Information, Research and Analysis II

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS IN FIELD OF EXPERTISE

"Understanding Rwandan Households Agricultural Strategies to Deal With Prime Age Illness and Death: A Propensity Score Matching Approach." (joint with Cynthia Donovan) Chapter 6 in Stuart Gillespie (ed.) Aids, Poverty, Challenges and Responses. 2006. International Food Policy Research Institute. Washington D.C.

PRESENTATIONS

“Did the Immigration Reform and Control Act Affect Relative Labor Market Outcomes?” (Earlier version) Midwest Economics Association Meeting, Chicago 2002

"Revisiting the Effect of Illegal Labor on the U.S. Labor Market: A Look at the Relationship between the Education-Wage Gap and the Size of the Illegal Population" (to be presented at the Society of Labor Economists Meeting, San Francisco, June 2005)

“A Cross-Country Analysis of Household Responses to Adult Mortality in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for HIV/AIDS Mitigation Efforts and Rural Development Policies.” (joint with David Mather, Cynthia Donovan, Thomas S. Jayne, Michael Weber, Edward Mazhangara, Kyeongwon Yoo, Takashi Yamano, and Elliot Mghenyi). Paper presented (by C. Donovan) at the International AIDS Economics Network Pre-Conference, 9-10 July 2004, Bangkok, Thailand. MSU IDWP No. 82 Draft for Review.

“Prime Age Adult Morbidity and Mortality in Rural Rwanda: Which Households Are Affected and What are Their Strategies for Adjustment?” (joint with Cynthia Donovan, Edson Mpyisi, and Mike Weber). Selected paper for the Triennial Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, held in Durban, South Africa, August 2003. (Presented by C. Donovan)

“Rwandan Agricultural Households’ Strategies to Deal with Illness and Death: A Propensity Score Matching Approach.” (joint with Cynthia Donovan) to be presented (by C. Donovan) at the International Conference on HIV/AIDS, Food and Nutrition Security, Durban, South Africa, April 2005.

OTHER WORKS IN PROGRESS

“Did the Immigration Reform and Control Act Affect Relative Labor Market Outcomes?” (Earlier version) Midwest Economics Association Meeting, Chicago 2002

“Criminal Justice Outcomes and Relative Labor Markets of Blacks?”

“The Impact of Job Displacement on Immigrants”

“Prime-Age Adult Morbidity and Mortality in Rural Rwanda: Effects on Household Income, Agricultural Production, and Food Security Strategies.” Kigali: Food Security Research Project/MINAGRI (Joint with Cynthia Donovan, Edson Mpyisi, and Michael Weber) 2003

“Prime-Age Adult Morbidity and Mortality in Rural Rwanda: Which Households are Affected and What are Their Strategies for Adjustment?” (Joint with Cynthia Donovan, Edson Mpyisi, and Michael Weber) 2003

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

“Do Immigrants Pay Their Own Way? Comparing Immigrant and Native Welfare Use among Displaced Workers” (joint with Elda Pema)

"Rwandan Agricultural Households’ Strategies to Deal with Illness and Death: A Propensity Score Matching Approach" (joint with Cynthia Donovan)

PROFESSIONAL HONORS, PRIZES, FELLOWSHIPS

Howard Neville Fellowship, Michigan State University, Fall 1998-Spring 1999

University Open Scholarship, University of the West Indies, Fall 1992-Spring 1995

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

A. Service to the Department: N/A

B. Service to the School:

Faculty Representative for SPA Open House Chat (spring 2005)
Subcommittee on undergraduate curriculum (spring 2005)

C. Service to the College: None

D. Service to the Graduate Center: None

E. Service to the University: None

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Member - Society of Labor Economists (2005)

Member - American Economics Association (2004-present)

Discussant - Midwest Economics Association Meeting (2002)

Member - Midwest Economics Association (2001-2002)