Assistant Computer Science
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Research Assistant for Professor Nageeb Ali, UC San Diego, January - March 2008, October
2009
Assisted with analysis of enforcing cooperation in a network through a contagion
equilibrium
AISLINN BOHREN
Department of Economics, UC San Diego Phone: 908-***-****
9500 Gilman Drive #0534 Email: *******@****.***
La Jolla, CA 92093-0534 Web: http://econ.ucsd.edu/~abohren/
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, San Diego, expected June 2012
Advisor: Nageeb Ali
Fields: Microeconomic Theory
M.A. in Economics, University of California, San Diego, December 2008
B.S. magna cum laude with Honors in Economics, University of Richmond, May 2004
Majors: Mathematics, Economics
Minors: Computer Science, Studio Art
Visiting Student, University of Queensland, Australia, July November 2002
WORKING PAPERS
Information-Processing Bias in Social Learning, March 2010
This paper explores how individuals learn from their predecessors when they are subject
to biased
beliefs about the information processing capabilities of others. I consider a social
learning environment
in which individuals observe private signals, and learning is asymptotically efficient in
the absence of
information processing biases. When individuals underestimate others' information
processing
capabilities, herds are less fragile and incorrect herds may persist forever. On the
other hand, when
individuals overestimate others' information processing, correct herds may break
infinitely often,
causing beliefs to perpetually fluctuate. When beliefs about others are approximately
correct, learning is
complete, so the model with no information-processing bias is robust to slight
perturbations of beliefs.
WORK IN PROGRESS
HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Humane Studies Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies, 2010-2011 Walter P. Heller
Memorial Award for Outstanding Third Year Paper, UC San Diego, Fall 2009
Teaching Assistance Excellence Award for Graduate Courses, UC San Diego, Fall 2008
Summer Graduate Research Fellowship, UC San Diego, Summer 2008
Herman P. Thomas Scholarship in Economics Recipient, U. Richmond, 2002 15( 2004
University Scholar Scholarship Recipient, U. Richmond, 2000 2004
Golden Key International Honor Society, U. Richmond
Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society in Economics, U. Richmnd
Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society, U. RichmondRELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Worked on developing a model to investigate whether optimism leads to delay in
multilateral
bargaining games
Conducted analysis of experimental data on momentum in a sequential voting model
Research Assistant for Professor Craig McIntosh, UC San Diego, July 2009 - present
Assisted with network and spillover analysis on schooling impact in a large randomized
field
study providing conditional cash transfers to teenage girls in Malawi
Research Assistant for the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and
Teaching
Excellence (CREATE), UC San Diego,
September 2008 - present
Assist with research and evaluation of programs aimed at expanding educational
opportunities
for underrepresented students, and closing the achievement gap among students from
diverse
socioeconomic backgrounds
Teaching Assistant, UC San Diego, January 2007March 2009
TA for graduate core microeconomics sequence, September 2007 March 2009
TA for undergraduate game theory, microeconomics, econometrics, and finance courses
Qualifying Exam Tutor, UC San Diego, April June 2008
Conducted weekly review sessions to prepare first year graduate class for
microeconomics
qualifying exam
Economic Research Assistant, Banking Research Section, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, July
2004 June 2006
Assisted with research on fair lending practices and payday loans
Received two STAR Achievement Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Refereeing:
COMPUTER SKILLS
Software: MATLAB, STATA, SAS 9, Adobe Illustrator, Latex, SQL
Programming Languages: C++
PERSONAL
Citizenship: United States, Bermuda
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