Department of Economics
Uris Hall 4th floor
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607)229-5171
e-mail: jrp45@cornell.edu

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I am an Economics PhD candidate at Cornell University.  I expect to complete my degree in the spring of 2010.  My main research interests examine how various business practices affect worker turnover decisions and firm profitability.  I also examine quality distortions in markets for durable goods. 

FIELDS OF STUDY:
Organizational Economics
Industrial Organization
Applied Micro Theory

ACADEMIC PAPERS:
Dissertation Abstract

Turnover and Promotion

Asymmetric Information and Wage Signals: The Need for Formal
Pay Systems

Optimal Durability vs. Planned Obsolescence in the Textbook
Market (Co-authored with Michael Waldman)

WORKS IN PROGRESS:

Baysian Statistical Discrimination for Small Business Loans  (Co-authored with John Gray)

Auto Repairs, Sorting and Observability: Theory and Evidence of Adverse Selection. (co-authored with Henry Schneider)

Evidence of Moral Hazard in NYC Taxi Driving Patterns. (co-authored with Henry Schneider)
 
Employee Turnover Reduction and Firm Sponsored General Training.

The Role of Advertising in Durable Goods Markets.