Curriculum Vitae
Last Updated: October 2024
Phone: (540) 460-7935 (Cell)
Email: mraghav@iu.edu
Citizenship: USA
Areas of Interest
Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Human Capital, and Growth Theory
Professional Experience
2024- Visiting Scholar, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
2020- Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany
2020- Fellow, Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen, Germany
2022-2024 Professor, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
2022-2023 Hiram L. Jome Professor, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
2018-2022 Hiram L. Jome Associate Professor, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
2014-2022 Associate Professor, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
2015-2017 Visiting Associate Professor, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
2008-2014 Assistant Professor, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
2007-2008 Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
2003-2007 Associate Instructor, Indiana University Bloomington
Education
Ph.D. Economics, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, 2007
MA Economics, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, 2003
MA Economics, Delhi School of Economics, New Delhi, India, 2001
BA (Honors) Economics, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, 1998
Research and Professional Development
Publications
| 2022 | Raghav, M., & Diette, T.M. (2022). Greek Myth or Fact? The Role of Greek Houses in Alcohol and Drug Violations on American Campuses. Applied Economics, 54(55), 6406-6417. |
| 2021 | Toutkoushian, R., & Raghav, M. (2021). Estimated Profit: A Look at the Excess Revenues of Private Four-Year Nonprofit Postsecondary Institutions. Education Finance and Policy, 16(1), 125-145. |
| 2018 | Diette, T.M., & Raghav, M. (2018). Do GPAs Differ Between Longer Classes and More Frequent Classes at Liberal Arts Colleges? Research in Higher Education, 59(4), 519-527. |
| 2017 | Barreto, H., & Raghav, M. (2017). An Introduction to Understanding and Teaching Within-Cluster Correlation in Complex Surveys. Eastern Economic Journal, 43(4), 727–728. |
| Diette, T. M., & Raghav, M. (2017). Does the Early Bird get the Worm or a Lower GPA? Evidence from a Liberal Arts College. Applied Economics, 49(33), 3341-3350. | |
| 2016 | Diette, T. M., & Raghav, M. (2016). A Student’s Dilemma: Is There a Trade-Off Between a Higher Salary or Higher GPA. Education Economics, 24(6), 612-621. |
| 2015 | Diette, T. M., & Raghav, M. (2015). Class Size Matters: Heterogeneous Effects of Larger Classes on College Student Learning. Eastern Economic Journal, 41(2), 273-283. |
| 2013 | Barreto, H., & Raghav, M. (2013). Understanding and teaching unequal probability of selection. Journal of Econometric Methods, 2(1), 101-112. |
| 2009 | Rasmusen, E., Raghav, M., & Ramseyer, M. (2009). Convictions versus conviction rates: the prosecutor’s choice. American Law and Economics Review, 11(1), 47-78. |
Working Papers
How Affluence is Distributed in American Academia: An Analysis of Endowments [Coauthored with Robert Toutkoushian]
Patterns in State Funding of Public Higher Education Institutions: Trends, Ideology and Age [Coauthored with Gerhard Glomm]
Title IX and Related Policy Changes and Reporting Patterns of Sex-Related Offenses in Higher Education Institutions: A Panel Data Study [Coauthored with Laura Crispin]
Work in Progress
Tuition Rates of Public Colleges and Universities, Institutional and State Characteristics, and Intra- and Inter-State Variations: Evidence from American Colleges and Universities
The Growth of Administrators in Academia: Evidence from American Colleges and Universities
University Price Discrimination, Student Loans, and Human Capital Accumulation [Coauthored with Gerhard Glomm]
Why Some Campuses are Safer than Others: A Panel Data Study of US Higher Education [Coauthored with Timothy M. Diette]
Presentations
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2023. Paper Presented: The Decline in Campus Crimes: Credit to Campus Policies or Mirroring National Trends? Evidence from American Colleges and Universities.
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 2022. Paper Presented: A Forbidden Fruit Becoming Unforbidden: Impact of State-Level Legalization of Marijuana on Liquor and Drug Law Violations on American Campuses.
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference (Online/Remote), New Orleans, LA, November 2020. Paper Presented: Greek Myth or Fact? The Role of Greek Houses in Alcohol and Drug Violations on American Campuses.
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 2019. Paper Presented: How Affluence is distributed in American Academia: An Analysis of Endowments
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, Washington DC, November 2018. Paper Presented: Greek Myth or Fact? The Role of Greek Houses in Alcohol and Drug Violations on American Campuses.
Faculty Scholarly and Artistic Forum, DePauw University, September 5, 2018. Topic Presented: Class Sizes, Course Timebanks, and Student Outcomes.
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, Washington DC, November 2016. Papers Presented: Determinants of Profit at Not-for-Profit Institutions of Higher Education; More Often vs More Each Time? The Number of Class Meetings Per Week and College Achievement; For Those Who Have, More will be Given: An Analysis of University Endowments.
Midwest Economic Association (MEA) Conference, Evanston, IL, April 2016. Paper Presented: Does the Early Bird get the Worm or a Lower GPA? Evidence from a Liberal Arts College.
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2015. Paper Presented: Does the Early Bird get the Worm or a Lower GPA? Evidence from a Liberal Arts College.
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, Tampa, FL, November 2013. Paper Presented: Does the Early Bird get the Worm or a Lower GPA? Evidence from a Liberal Arts College.
Midwest Economic Association (MEA) Conference, Columbus, OH, March 2013. Paper Presented: A Student’s Dilemma: Higher Salary or Higher GPA.
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2012. Paper Presented: A Student’s Dilemma: Higher Salary or Higher GPA.
Midwest Economic Association (MEA) Conference, Evanston, IL, March 2012. Paper Presented: Class Size Matters: Effects of Larger Classes on Overall Student Learning and Learning of Disadvantaged Students.
Annual American Economic Association (AEA) Conference on Teaching Economics and Research in Economic Education, Palo Alto, CA, June 2011. Paper Presented: Teaching and Understanding Unequal Probability of Selection.
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 2010. Paper Presented: Grades: The Currency in the Academic World and their Variation across Departments.
Faculty Research Colloquium, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, April 2010. Paper Presented: Teaching and Understanding Unequal Probability of Selection.
Midwest Law and Economics (MLEA) Conference, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, October 2008. Paper Presented: Why do Budgets Received by State Prosecutors Vary Across Districts in the United States?
Department of Economics Seminar, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, November 2007. Paper Presented: Why do Budgets Received by State Prosecutors Vary Across Districts in the United States?
Midwest Law and Economics Conference (MLEA), Lawrence KS, October 2006. Paper Presented: Assistant Prosecutors: Why do their Numbers Vary Across Districts in the United States?
Business School Seminar, IUPUI, Indianapolis IN, December 2005. Paper Presented: Convictions Versus Conviction Rate: The Prosecutor’s Choice.
Midwest Law and Economics Conference (MLEA), Chicago IL, October 2005. Paper Presented: Convictions Versus Conviction Rate: The Prosecutor’s Choice.
Awards, Fellowships, and Scholarships
| 2022 | Allen A. Wilkinson Faculty Fellowship, DePauw University (2022-2023) ($7,000; Teaching Obligation Reduction) | |
| 2022 | Faculty Summer Stipend, DePauw University (Summer 2022) ($3,000) | |
| 2021 | Fisher Fellowship, DePauw University (Spring 2021) ($6,000; Sabbatical Leave with Full Salary and Benefits for a Semester) | |
| 2020 | Tenzer Technology Center Summer Stipend, DePauw University (Summer 2020) ($2,500) | |
| 2018 | Hiram L. Jome Endowed Professorship, DePauw University (2018-2023) ($30,000) | |
| 2013 | Asher Fund in the Social Sciences, DePauw University (Fall 2013) ($1,200) | |
| 2011 | Moberly Faculty Development Grant for Faculty-Student Summer Research, DePauw University (Summer 2011) ($2,500) | |
| 2010 | Fisher Course Release Award, DePauw University (Fall 2010) | |
| 2006 | Alumni Associate Instructor Award, Indiana University (April 2006) | |
| 2002 | Chancellor’s Fellowship, Indiana University (2002-2007) ($85,000) | |
| 1998 | Delhi School of Economics Merit Scholarship, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi (1998-1999) |
Technical Expertise
C/C++, Fortran, LaTeX, MATLAB, Python, R, SQL, Stata, Unix/Linux (Including Bash)
Continuing Education/Short Courses/Workshops
American Economic Association (AEA) Continuing Education (Machine Learning and Big Data), January 2023
American Economic Association (AEA) Continuing Education (Mastering Mostly Harmless Econometrics), January 2020
American Economic Association (AEA) Continuing Education (Time-Series Econometrics), January 2019
Human Subjects Research Online Course, Indiana University Bloomington, Fall 2015
Statistical Learning Online Course, Stanford University, Spring 2015
Stata Introduction to Panel Data Using Stata Online Course (NetCourse 471), Spring 2015
American Economic Association (AEA) Continuing Education (Health Economics), January 2015
American Economic Association (AEA) Continuing Education (Cross-Section Econometrics), January 2014
Casual Inference Workshop at Northwestern University, Chicago, June 2013
American Economic Association (AEA) Continuing Education (Econometrics), January 2012
Stata Advanced Programming Online Course (NetCourse 152), Spring 2011
Casual Inference Workshop at Northwestern University, Chicago, August 2010
Stata Workshop, Washington DC, July 2009
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, Western Economic Association International
Teaching
Undergraduate Economics Courses Taught
Econometrics, Economics of Education, Economics of Higher Education, Health Economics, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Law and Economics, Labor Economics, Statistical Methods for Business and Economics, Senior Seminar
Other Teaching Interests
Computational Economics, Game Theory, Growth Economics, Industrial Organization, Machine Learning Methods for Economics, Public Economics
Professional Service
Conference Session Chair
Midwest Economic Association Annual Conference (2013)
Southern Economic Association Annual Conference (2016, 2018, 2022, 2023)
Western Economic Association International Annual Conference (2021)
Conference Discussant
Midwest Economic Association Annual Conference (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Southern Economics Association Annual Conference (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Allied Social Sciences Association/ASSA (2021)
Western Economic Association International Annual Conference (2021)
Conference Sessions Organizer
Midwest Economic Association Annual Conference (2013, 2017)
Southern Economic Association Annual Conference (2021, 2022, 2023)
Western Economic Association International Annual Conference (2021)
External Reviewer of Tenure and Promotion Candidates: Summer 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2022
Refereeing Activities
Academic Journals
Education Economics; Eastern Economic Journal; Economics of Education Review; Educational Researcher; Higher Education; Journal of Empirical Legal Studies; Journal of Public Economics; Journal of Human Resources; Southern Economic Journal
Others (Textbook Publishers, etc.)
Routledge; Worth Publishers; Cambridge University Press
References
Available Upon Request