Jason R. Blevins

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Duke University
Department of Economics
Box 90097
Durham, NC 27708–0097

Phone: (919) 624–4756
Fax: (919) 684–8974
Email: jrb11@duke.edu
Homepage: http://jblevins.org/

Education

• B.S. Applied Mathematics, North Carolina State University, 2004.

  • Minors: Economics and Computer Science.

  • Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

  • Advanced study: Budapest Semesters in Mathematics, Fall 2002.

• M.A. Economics, Duke University, 2006.

• Ph.D. Economics, Duke University, expected 2010.

  • Committee: Han Hong (co-chair), Shakeeb Khan (co-chair), Paul Ellickson, and Andrew Sweeting.

Employment

North Carolina State University, Department of Mathematics

• Mathematics Tutor, Academic Support Program for Student Athletes, Summer 2001.

• Research Assistant, Moody Chu and Robert Funderlic, Spring 2003-Fall 2004.

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

• Research Assistant, Willy Hereman, Summer 2002.

Duke University, Department of Economics

• Research Assistant, Jacob Vigdor, Summer 2005-Summer 2006.

• Teaching Assistant, Ph.D. Microeconomic Analysis, Thomas Nechyba, Fall 2005.

• Teaching Assistant, Ph.D. Game Theory, Curtis Taylor, Spring 2006.

• Instructor, Microeconomics Qualifier Camp, Summer 2006.

• Research Assistant, Han Hong, Fall 2006-Spring 2007.

• Research Assistant, Aprajit Mahajan and Alessandro Tarozzi, October-November 2006, March-June 2007.

• Research Assistant, Shakeeb Khan and Christopher Timmins, March-June 2007.

• Teaching Assistant, Ph.D. Econometrics II, Shakeeb Khan, Spring 2007.

• Research Assistant, Peter Arcidiacono, Patrick Bayer, and Paul Ellickson, Fall 2007-Spring 2009.

• Research Assistant, Shakeeb Khan, Fall 2009-Present.

• Research Assistant, Aprajit Mahajan, July-September 2009.

Research

Working Papers

• Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Estimating Dynamic Microeconomic Models.

• Local NLLS Estimation of Semiparametric Binary Choice Models, with Shakeeb Khan.

• Distribution-Free Estimation of Heteroskedastic Binary Response Models in Stata, with Shakeeb Khan.

• Nonparametric Identification of Dynamic Games with Discrete and Continuous Choices.

• Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models in Continuous Time, with Peter Arcidiacono, Patrick Bayer, and Paul Ellickson.

• Partial Identification and Inference in Binary Choice and Duration Panel Data Models.

Publications

• Blevins, Jason R. (2009). A Generic Linked List Implementation in Fortran 95. ACM Fortran Forum 28(3), 2–7.

Scientific Software

• PDESolutionTester, A Mathematica program for the symbolic verification of exact solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations, with Jeff Heath and Willy Hereman (2002).

• DFBR, A Stata program for distribution-free estimation of heteroskedastic binary response models, with Shakeeb Khan (2009).

• Open Scientific Library, An open-source library for scientific computing in Fortran (in progress).

Conference and Seminar Presentations

• Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Estimating Dynamic Microeconomic Models

  • ERID Conference on Identification Issues in Economics, Duke University, October 3, 2008.

• Partial Identification and Inference in Binary Choice and Duration Panel Data Models

  • Triangle Econometrics Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, December 4, 2009.

  • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics, January 15, 2010.

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Economics, February 16, 2010.

• Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models in Continuous Time

  • The Ohio State University, Department of Economics, January 21, 2010.

  • University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics, January 26, 2010.

Professional Activities

• Member, Econometric Society, 2006-Present.

• Member, American Economic Association, 2010-Present.

• Referee for:

  • Economic Inquiry

  • Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

  • Journal of Econometrics

  • Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Conferences and Workshops Attended

• SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra, The College of William & Mary, July 15–19, 2003.

• Institute on Computational Economics, Argonne National Laboratory, July 17–21, 2006.

• North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society, Duke University, June 21–24, 2007.

• ERID Conference on Identification, Duke University, October 3–4, 2008.

• Cowles Foundation Conference on Applications of Structural Microeconomics, Yale University, June 24–25, 2009.

• Triangle Econometrics Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, December 4, 2009.

• AEA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 3–5, 2010.

Honors, Awards, & Fellowships

• Dean’s List, North Carolina State University, 2000–2004.

• Golden Key International Honour Society, 2002.

• Phi Kappa Phi, 2002.

• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates, Colorado School of Mines, 2002.

• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society, 2003.

• Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta of North Carolina, 2003.

• Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Economics Honor Society, 2004.

• Undergraduate Research Award, North Carolina State University, 2004.

• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Duke University, 2006.

• Institute on Computational Economics Fellow, University of Chicago, 2006.

• Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University, 2007.

• Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University, 2008.

Miscellaneous

• Security Clearance: Special Sworn Status, U.S. Census Bureau.