Curriculum Vitae

Audra J. Bowlus

Associate Professor of Economics 
Department of Economics 
The University of Western Ontario 
London, Ontario 
Canada, N6A 5C2 
Telephone: (519) 661-2111 ext. 85359 
E-mail: abowlus@julian.uwo.ca
FAX: (519) 661-3666 

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Professional Experience

July 2000 -  Associate Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
July 1993 - June 2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
January - December 1998 Research Associate, Free University of Amsterdam
1991 - 1992 Research Assistant to Professor George Neumann, Department of 
Economics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1990 - 1991 Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Educational Background

Degree Field  Institution Year
B.A. Economics  Central College, Pella, Iowa 1989
Ph.D. Economics  University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1993
Ph. D. Dissertation:
Title:  Essays on Labor Market Dynamics and the Existence of Political Equilibrium 
Dissertation Advisor:  Professor George Neumann 
Completion Date:  August 1993
 

Publications


Bowlus, Audra J., Nicholas M. Kiefer and George R. Neumann "Equilibrium Search Models
           and the Transition from School to Work," International Economic Review,
           forthcoming.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. and Shannon N. Seitz "Search Friction in the U.S. Labor Market: Equilibrium
           Estimates from the PSID," in H. Bunzel, B.J. Christensen, P. Jensen, N.M. Kiefer, and
           D.T. Mortensen (eds.), Panel Data and Structural Labour Market Models. New
           York, NY: North Holland, 2000. pp.145-169.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. (1998) "U.S.-Canadian Unemployment Rate and Wage Differences Among
           Young, Low-Skilled Males in the 1980's," Canadian Journal of Economics, 31(2)
           437-464.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. (1997) "A Panel Data Analysis of the U.S.-Canadian Nonemployment Rate
           Among Low Skilled Males," Canadian Public Policy, 24(Sup), S192-S209.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. (1997) "A Search Interpretation of Male-Female Wage Differentials,"
           Journalof Labor Economics, 15(4), 625-657.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. (1995) "Matching Workers and Jobs: Cyclical Fluctuations in Match
           Quality," Journal of Labor Economics, 13(2), 335-50.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J., Kiefer, Nicholas M. and George R. Neumann (1995) "Estimation of
           Equilibrium Wage Distributions With Heterogeneity," Journal of Applied
           Econometrics, 10, S119-S131.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. (1993) "Job Match Quality Over the Business Cycle," in H. Bunzel, P.
           Jensen, & N. Westergård-Nielsen, eds. Panel Data and Labour Market Dynamics.
           New York, NY: North-Holland, 21-41.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. "Discussion of 'Testing for Downward Rigidity in Nominal Wage Rates' by
           Allan Crawford and Alan Harrison." In Price Stability, Inflation Targets and Monetary
           Policy, Ottawa: Bank of Canada, 1997. pp. 219-225.
          [Abstract]


Articles Submitted

Bowlus, Audra J. and Jean-Marc Robin, "Using Search Theory to Compute Life-time Labor Values: Does This Change Our Knowledge About Labor Market Inequality?" Journal of Political Economy, March 2000.

Bowlus, Audra J. and Shannon N. Seitz, "The Economics of Abuse," International Economic Review, July 2000.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. and Terry Sicular, “Household Structure and Labor Demand in Agriculture:
           Testing for Separability in Rural China,” Journal of Development Economics, April
           1999.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J. and Zvi Eckstein, “Discrimination and Skill Differences in an Equilibrium
           Search Model,” International Economic Review, revise and resubmit, May 2000.
           [Abstract]


Bowlus, Audra J., Haoming Liu, and Chris R. Robinson, “Business Cycle Models, Aggregation
          and Real Wage Cyclicality,” Journal of Labor Economics, under revision, June 1999.
          [Abstract]
 
 


Discussion and Working Papers

"The Role of Search Behavior in Determining Gender Wage Differentials in the UK," with Louise Grogan, May 2000.

"Generation X, Search Theory and the U.S.-Canadian Unemployment Rate and Wage Inequality
            Gaps," UWO Economics Department Research Report 9614, September 1996.
           [Abstract]


"Fitting Equilibrium Search Models to Labour Market Data," with Nicholas M.Kiefer and
           George R. Neumann, UWO Economics Department Research Report 9601, December
           1995.
           [Abstract]


"The Addition of Voting to a Growth Model with Public Investment," mimeo, April 1994.
           [Abstract]


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