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Jason Blaine Cook

Address: *** * ********** **** *** #151 Provo, UT 84602 Phone: 317-***-**** E-Mail: ********@*****.***

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Mathematics Expected Graduation Apr 2011

Brigham Young University

Maintained a 3.91 combined major GPA while working as a research and teaching assistant.

Awarded ORCA Grant to investigate visualization of economic models and likelihood functions via

hyper-dimensional graphics

Relevant Courses: Introductory, Applied, and Graduate Level Econometrics;

Intermediate Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Price Theory;

Graduate Level Mathematical Economics, Computer Programming,

Theory of Analysis, and Statistical Theory

Experience

Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant Apr, 2010-Present

Provo, UT

Dr. James McDonald, Economics Department, Brigham Young University

Chosen to be a TA for both Introductory and Graduate Level Econometrics

Currently coauthoring a paper with Dr. James McDonald exploring grouped data estimators

Programmed a symmetrically censored least squares estimator, the Klein-Spady semi-parametric

estimator, an original quasi-maximum likelihood grouped data estimator, and an original

semi-parametric grouped data estimator.

Performed Monte Carlo simulations for several QMLEs and non-parametric estimators on censored data

Executed the analysis of truncated data and created several relevant tables and figures

Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant Apr, 2009-Present

Provo, UT

Dr. Joseph Price, Economics Department, Brigham Young University

Coauthoring a paper with Dr. Joseph Price and Dr. Dave Berri, on the racial bias of firing NBA coaches

Chosen to perform the empirical work for Dr. Val Lambson s paper, Sunk Costs, Depreciation, and

Industry Dynamics

Led a team of five Research Assistants in obtaining a $250,000 USDA grant

Added significant contribution to a referee report for the Journal of Labor Economics

Led a team of four Research Assistants in the successful resubmission of two publications

Mastered STATA for performing data analysis

Edited several research papers and wrote the script for a Public Service Announcement

Collected, compiled, and cleaned multiple datasets using both internet resources and original data

Chosen as a TA for Introductory Price Theory

Research Assistant Apr, 2009-Aug, 2009

Provo, UT

Dr. Giraud-Carrier, Computer Science Department, Brigham Young University

Participated in the annual UCSD data mining competition

Initiated the launch of a viral marketing campaign for the BYU Bookstore

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Private Economics Tutor Aug, 2007-Dec, 2008

Provo, UT

Brigham Young University

Taught seven students in basic economics courses

Helped each student experience an increase of at least two letter grades

Public Relations Representative Apr-Dec 2008

Provo, UT

BYU Office of High School Relations

Led over 60 personalized prospective student tours across campus

Interacted with over 200 prospective students and families over the phone

Conducted scheduling and post tour follow-ups

Skills

Proficient in STATA, MATLAB, and Java; MS Access, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Three years of work with theoretical and applied statistics, economics, and econometrics

Experience collecting, analyzing, and presenting original data and research

Strong interpersonal communication skills

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