David Agrawal

Ph.D. Student

Department of Economics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Email:

dagrawal@umich.edu

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 4242

Ann Arbor, MI 48106

Education:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Ph.D. Student, Economics

University of California, Berkeley

M.P.P. (May 2007)

University of Connecticut, Dual Degrees

BA: Political Science and History Minor (May 2005)

BA: Economics (May 2005)

Current Fields of Interest:

Public Finance, Political Economy, Macroeconomics, Labor Economics

Curriculum Vitae:

Resume / Abbreviated Version: Curriculum Vitae (UPDATED 5/14/2009)

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Teaching at the University of Michigan

Fall 2009: Principles of Macroeconomics (Economics 102)

Winter 2009: Principles of Macroeconomics (Economics 102)

Fall 2008: Principles of Macroeconomics (Economics 102)

Courses Taught at Berkeley

Spring 2007: The World Economy in the Twentieth Century (Economics 115)

Fall 2006: American Economic History (Economics 113)

Spring 2006: Intermediate Macroeconomics (Economics 100B)

Fall 2005: Intermediate Macroeconomics (Economics 100B)

M.P.P. and B.A. Journal Publications:

If Open Source Code Is a Public Good, Why Does Private Provision Work (Or Does It?). Journal of Public Affairs. Volume 18. Number 1. Spring 2006.

Varying Levels of State Expenditures for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: A Cross-sectional Analysis. Issues in Political Economy. Volume 14. August 2005. (Warning: Undergraduate)

Declining Presidential Budgetary and Economic Power: A Result of Rising Mandatory Spending in the Budget. Center for the Study of the Presidency. Summer 2004. (Warning: Undergraduate)

Professional Publications and Memorandums:

New England Migration Trends. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Discussion Paper 06-1. October 2006.

Transportation and Freight Movement Policy Issues in New England. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Preliminary Memo. 31 October 2006. (with Antoniya Owens).

New England Migration Patterns. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Memorandum to Bank President Cathy E. Minehan. 15 August 2006.

Using ArcGIS for Regional Data Analysis. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Memorandum to NEPPC Staff. 16 August 2006. For internal use.

Berkeley Economic Development: Attracting University Spin-Off Businesses. City of Berkeley. 12 May 2006. (with Elinor Buchen, Lauren Friedman, Chelsea MacMullan and Lin Tien).

2003-2004 Schedule of Openings and Closings for Connecticut School Districts: Including School Districts, Charter Schools, Magnet Schools, Endowed Academies, and Regional Vocational-Technical Schools. Connecticut State Department of Education, Office of Public Information. August 2003.

2002-2003 Schedule of Openings and Closings for Connecticut School Districts. Connecticut State Department of Education, Office of Public Information. August 2002.

Working Papers:

On the Border of Raising Taxes: Do Localities Raise Taxes When Neighboring a High Tax State?. May 2009.

Do People Actually Listen to Congress?: The Role of Fiscal Policy News Shocks on Macroeconomic Variables. May 2009.

The Politics and Economics of State Education Budgets: A Cross-sectional and Time Series Analysis of Education Spending Levels in the Fifty States. May 2005.

Textbook Ancillaries:

StudySpace. Resource for students to accompany Macroeconomics by Charles I. Jones (W.W. Norton, 2008).

Published Newspaper Articles:

From The Daily Campus

Major Speeches:

Honors Commencement Address, 30 April 2005.

Academic Lectures and Presentations:

Using GIS to Plot Migration Patterns in New England. Presented to Federal Reserve Bank of Boston New England Public Policy Center and Economics Department. 14 August 2006.

The Effect of State Debt on Education Spending. Thesis Defense. Presented to Faculty Committee. May 2005

The Economics of Slavery During the American Civil War. February 2005.

Connecticut's Economic and Military Role During the Civil War. January 2005.

Does Rising Mandatory Spending Restrict the Economic Power of the President?. April 2004.

References:

M.P.P. References:

Charles Jones, Professor of Economics

Rucker Johnson, Professor of Public Policy

John Ellwood, Professor of Public Policy

Undergraduate Reference:

Dhammika Dharmapala, Professor of Economics

Jeffrey Ladewig, Professor of Political Science

Elizabeth Hanson, Professor of Political Science

Michael Dintenfass, Professor of History

Teaching References:

Roger Kaufman, Professor of Economics

Links:

New England Civil War Museum, volunteered for 8 years at this great source of history

Student Leaders Take Place on State Board, an article about me from the New York Times

STATA, the best statistical software for economics, political science, and policy analysis

Christian Friesicke, Electrical Engineer and my good friend

Immigrants prop Hub pop., a news article about a discussion paper I wrote

Photo Album, my journey since high school in photos