Office: RSB 306
Phone: (804) 287-1959
Fax: (804) 289-8878
Email: jmonks@richmond.edu

Teaching:
Quantitative Analysis
Mathematical Economics

Research:
Economics of Higher Education
Labor Economics

Education:
BA, Union College
MA, PhD, Boston College

Selected Publications:
Loan Burdens and Educational Outcomes, Economics of Education Review 20(6): 545-550 (2001); Gender and Racial Earnings Differentials in Academic Labor Markets (with Michael Robinson), Economic Inquiry 38:4 (2000); The Returns to Individual and College Characteristics: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Economics of Education Review 19:3 (2000); The Academic Performance of Legacies, Economics Letters 67:1 (2000); US News and World Report College Rankings Matter! Change Nov/Dec (1999); Baseball Hall of Fame Voting: A Test of the Customer Discrimination Hypothesis (with Arna Desser and Michael Robinson), Social Science Quarterly 80:3 (1999); Trends in Voluntary and Involuntary Job Turnover (with Steven Pizer), Industrial Relations 37:4 (1998)

Academic and Professional Activities:
American Economic Association; National Bureau of Economic Research Group on Higher Education; National Association of College and University Business Officers working group on the cost of providing undergraduate education

Awards:
Robins School of Business Outstanding Scholarship Award (2005); Boston College Teaching Excellence Award (1993)