Education
Ph.D. in Economics
August 2009
M.A. in Economics
January 2007
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
B. S., Majors: Economics, Finance and Philosophy
May 2000
Magna Cum Laude
Dissertation
Title: Essays on Unemployment Insurance and the Business Cycle
Committee: Donald Parsons (chair), Roberto Samaniego, Tara Sinclair
Specializations
Publications
- Samuel, A., J.S. Schwartz, and K. Tan (Forthcoming). Licensing and the Informal Sector in Rental Housing Markets: Theory and Evidence. Contemporary Economic Policy.
- Schwartz, J. (2019). Job Competition, Human Capital, and the Lock-in Effect: Can Unemployment Insurance Efficiently Allocate Human Capital. B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics. 20(1).
- Samuel, A. and J.S. Schwartz (2019), Product market competition's effect on earnings management when audit quality is endogenous: Theory and Evidence. Review of Law and Economics.
- Schwartz, J.S. (2019), The Job Search Intensity Supply Curve: How Labor Market Conditions Affect Job Search Effort? Eastern Economic Journal. 45, 269 – 300.
- Burger, J.D. and Schwartz, J.S. (2017), Jobless Recoveries: Stagnation or Structural Change? Economic Inquiry, 56(2), 709 – 723.
- Mendez, F, Reber, J. and Schwartz, J.S. (2016) A New Approach to the Study of Jobless Recoveries. Southern Economics Journal, 83(2), 573-589.
- Schwartz, J.S. (2015), Optimal Unemployment Insurance when Search Takes Effort and Money. Labour Economics. 36: 1 – 17.
- Burger, J. D. and Schwartz, J. S. (2014), Productive Recessions and Jobless Recoveries. Contemporary Economic Policy. 330(4): 636 – 648.
- Evans Jr, L., & Schwartz, J. (2014). The effect of concentration and regulation on audit fees: An application of panel data techniques. Journal of Empirical Finance, 27, 130-144.
- Schwartz, J. (2012). Unemployment Insurance and the Business Cycle: What Adjustments are Needed? Southern Economic Journal, 79:680 - 702.
- Scott, C. and Schwartz, J. (2012). Using a Business Strategy Simulation in a Managerial Economics Course. In Morgan, R., Dixson, M., & Olivares, K. (Eds.)., Quick Hits: Teaching with Technology. Bloomington, IN: IU Press
- Schwartz, J. (2011). Do temporary extensions to unemployment insurance benefits matter ? The effects of the US standby extended benefit program Applied Economics, (December), 37-41.
- Schwartz, J. (2011). Labor market dynamics over the business cycle: evidence from Markov switching models. Empirical Economics, (410), 1–19.
Works in Progress
- Jobless Claims and the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Housing Enforcement and the Choice to Operating Underground (with Andrew Samuel and Kerry Tan)
- City Rental Licensing Regulations in U.S. Cities (with Andrew Samuel)
Media Contributions and Appearances
Yuripzy Morgan Show, WBAL (2020, October 29).
WMAR2 (2020, July 7) PPP Loans in Maryland: Who got one and how much?
Baltimore Business Journal (2020 June 11), Bad Hand
Baltimore Sun (2020 May 10), Business Prep to Reopen
WMAR2 (2020 March 26) Spike in unemployment claims leads to long wait times, delay in benefits
Baltimore Business Journal (2020 March 26), Over 41,000 Marylanders claim unemployment in one week due to coronavirus
Baltimore Business Journal (2020 March 19) Md. restaurants, breweries 'bleeding to death' without government aid to survive COVID-19
Baltimore Business Journal (2020 March 13), 'It's up in the air': Baltimore bars, restaurants fear financial hit amid coronavirus concerns
Baltimore Sun (2019, March 13), Maryland retail, restaurant industries join national push to hire former inmates
Baltimore Sun (2017 November, 12), Economy May get a Marijuana Lift
Schwartz, J. (2017) Personal Perspective: The Business Case for Paid Sick Leave in Maryland. The Business Monthly. Baltimore.
ABC Baltimore News (2016, May 11) How the Verizon strike could impact workers, employers, WMAR. Baltimore.
Schwartz, J. (2014, January 6) An economic argument for extending unemployment insurance. Baltimore Sun. Baltimore.
Ron Smith Show on Unemployment Extensions (2011, December 21). WBAL. Baltimore.
To the Point on Unemployment Extensions (2011, December 22). National Public Radio - KCRW. Santa Monica California.
Schwartz, Jeremy (2011, December 20). Jobless benefits aren’t welfare. Baltimore Sun. Baltimore
Awards and Grants
Impact Faculty Fellow |
2019 - 2021 |
Chair’s Award for Research, Loyola University Maryland |
2019 |
Co-PI for Major Instrument Grant, National Science Foundation |
2016 |
Chair’s Award for Research, Loyola University Maryland |
2012 |
Kendrick Prize, George Washington University |
2009 |
John Kendrick Fellowship, George Washington University |
2004 - 2007 |
Results through Teamwork Award, Government Accountability Office |
2007 |
Stephen Shea Award, Boston College |
2000 |
Selected Conference Activities
Presenter, Southern Economics Association |
November 2018 |
Presenter, Seminar Series Judicial Behavior, KU
Leuven Presenter, Public Economic Theory Congress |
December 2017 |
Presenter and Discussant, Southern Economics
Association |
November 2016 |
Presenter, Western Economics Association |
June 2016 |
Presenter, SOLE/EALE Joint Meetings |
June 2015 |
Presenter and Discussant, International Atlantic
Economics |
March 2015 |
Presenter and Discussant, Southern Economics
Association |
November 2013 |
Presenter and Discussant, Eastern Economics
Association |
May 2013 |
Presenter, Sellinger Research Colloquium |
March 2013 |
Presenter, ECOMOD |
June 2012 |
Presenter and Discussant, Southern Economics
Association |
November 2011 |
Presenter, Sellinger Research Colloquium |
March 2011 |
Presenter and Discussant, Eastern Economics
Association |
February 2011 |
Presenter, ASSA/AEA Annual Meetings |
January 2011 |
Presenter, Society of Government Economists Meetings |
November 2010 |
Presenter, IZA /Society of Labor Economists |
May 2010 |
Presenter and Chair, Society of Non-Linear Dynamics |
February 2010 |
Presenter and Discussant, Southern Economics
Association |
November 2009 |
Presenter, Sellinger Research Colloquium |
November 2009 |
Presenter, Loyola Economics Department Seminar |
October 2009 |
Presenter and Discussant, Southern Economics Association |
November 2008 |
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Managerial Economics, Part-Time MBA |
Fall 2016 |
International Macro Economics, Executive MBA |
Spring 2012 |
Loyola 101 |
Fall 2014 |
Labor Economics, undergraduate |
Spring 2011, 2014,2017,
2018, 2019 |
Managerial Economics, Full-time MBA |
Fall 2010 - 2020 |
Global Economics Analysis, Part-time MBA |
Spring 2010 |
Macroeconomic Principles, undergraduate |
Fall 2009-Spring 2019 |
Microeconomics Principles, undergraduate |
Fall 2020 |
Instructor,Mary Washington University, Fredericksburg, VA
Principles of Macroeconomics |
Spring 2008 |
Substitute Lecturer,
Urban and Regional Economics |
Fall 2008 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
Spring 2007, Spring 2009 |
Teaching Assistant, George
Graduate Microeconomic Theory I and II |
Fall 2007 – Spring 2008 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
Spring Semesters 2005 –
2007 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
Fall Semesters 2004 –
2008 |
Economics Discussion Leader,
Minerva Program |
Spring 2005 |
Professional Experience
Economist Intern |
Center
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2005 – 2009 |
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Treasury Analyst |
Treasury
Department, The Phoenix Companies |
2002 – 2004 |
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Financial Analyst |
Planning
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2000 – 2002 |
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Rocky
Hill, CT |
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